Kiewitt Surname

459,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kiewitt Surname User-submission:

(Dutch) Nickname from kievit ('peewit', 'lapwing') of onomatopoeic origin, an extremely common bird of coastal marshlands.

Kiewitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5691:141,48617,122
United States691:5,253,028264,570
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Kiewitt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Dutch) Nickname from kievit ('peewit', 'lapwing') of onomatopoeic origin, an extremely common bird of coastal marshlands.

- paisley

Kiewitt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiewitt is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiewitt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 459,064th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 9,901,557 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Kiewitt live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 569 people, or 1 in 141,486. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 19 percent reside and Berlin, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Germany Kiewitt is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Kiewitt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kiewitt last name are 47.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 94.12% registered with the political party.

The amount Kiewitt earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 41.11% more than the national average, earning R 335,340 per year and in United States they earn 0.26% more than the national average, earning $43,260 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiewiett933/
Kiwitt921,404/
Kiewit92568/
Kewitt9243/
Kiewiet862,967/
Kievitt8651/
Kiewidt869/
Kiewoit862/
Kieweit861/
Kiwit83213/
Kewit8314/
Kieweits801/
Kievit772,772/
Kivett772,120/
Kevitt77234/
Kiwiet77168/
Kivitt7761/
Kibitt7718/
Kiewet777/
Kiewiz777/
Kiwith776/
Koewit774/
Kewett773/
Kieuit772/
Kewite772/
Kewith771/
Kewoit771/
Cewitt771/
Kiewie771/
Keiwit771/
Kewiet771/
Kiewei771/
Kiewui771/
Kiwite771/
Kiveit771/
Kiwoit771/
Kiewai771/
Kiwett771/
Keswit771/
Khiwit771/
Keewit770/
Kieviet71559/
Kievith71135/
Chewitt71124/
Kivette71102/
Kivetts7198/
Kiewied7198/
Kiewisz7159/
Chiwitt7111/
Kiewyot716/
Kivitte714/
Chiewit714/
Kiewets713/
Keviett713/
Kaewwit712/
Kievett712/
Kiewetz712/
Kaiweit711/
Khiewai711/
Kajiwit711/
Kiwetts711/
Kieweet711/
Kiboitt711/
Kuiwite711/
Kiewete711/
Kievist711/
Kiveett710/
Kivit67491/
Kiewe67196/
Kuwit67164/
Kevit6779/
Kivet6749/
Kewet6734/
Kiewa6715/
Kiewisch677/
Khehawit674/
Kiwet672/
Chiewwit672/
Kiewy671/
Kiwid671/
Kiejwisz671/
Kievieth671/
Kewid671/
Kiiwi671/
Kieweets671/
Kievi671/

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