Kiewit Surname

559,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kiewit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiewit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2581:209,99122,252
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
Netherlands581:291,15835,264
Costa Rica221:217,2762,674
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Kiewit (15) may also be a first name.

Kiewit Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kiewit Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kiewit is most common in South Africa. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiewit? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 559,180th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,830,186 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 45 percent of Kiewit are found; 45 percent are found in Southern Africa and 45 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kiewit is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 15 people.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 258 people, or 1 in 209,991. In South Africa Kiewit is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 94 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 3 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent are found. Other than South Africa Kiewit exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Germany, where 11 percent are found.

Kiewit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kiewit has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kiewit surname expanded 683 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kiewit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kiewit surname are 26.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.53% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kiewit earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 35.72% less than the national average, earning R 152,760 per year and in United States they earn 12.71% less than the national average, earning $37,664 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiewiet922,967/
Kiewitt92736/
Kiewidt929/
Kiewoit922/
Kieweit921/
Kiwit91213/
Kewit9114/
Kiewiett863/
Kieweits861/
Kievit832,772/
Kiwitt831,404/
Kiwiet83168/
Kewitt8343/
Kiewet837/
Kiwith836/
Kieuit832/
Kewite832/
Kiveit831/
Kiwite831/
Keswit831/
Kiwoit831/
Keiwit831/
Kewith831/
Kewoit831/
Kewiet831/
Khiwit831/
Keewit830/
Kieviet77559/
Kievith77135/
Kiewied7798/
Kievitt7751/
Kiewyot776/
Chiewit774/
Kiewets773/
Kiewetz772/
Kieweet771/
Kievist771/
Kiewete771/
Kuiwite771/
Kaiweit771/
Kivit73491/
Kuwit73164/
Kevit7379/
Kivet7349/
Kewet7334/
Kiwet732/
Kiwid731/
Kewid731/
Chiewwit712/
Kieweets711/
Kievieth711/
Kivett672,120/
Kiviet671,139/
Kuwait67599/
Kevitt67234/
Khibit67210/
Kivite67184/
Kiivit67149/
Kivitt6761/
Kiivet6755/
Kievid6752/
Kiwete6751/
Civeit6744/
Kievet6737/
Keivit6734/
Kivist6728/
Kiovit6724/
Kivetz6719/
Kibitt6718/
Kewete6714/
Kaiwet6710/
Kiwetz676/
Ketvit675/
Kevite674/
Kivete674/
Kuweit674/
Kivets673/
Kewett673/
Khivit673/
Kuewet673/
Kijvit672/
Kaivet672/
Kuibet672/
Chiewwith671/
Kiwidd671/
Kiwett671/
Kivuit671/
Chiwit671/
Kuiwet671/
Khebit671/
Keuwet671/
Keviet671/
Keavit671/
Chewit671/
Cewitt671/
Kivoit670/
Kewetz670/
Keivet670/
Kevith670/
Keveit670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kiewit
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