Kiewitz Surname

491,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 673 people bear this surname

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

Kiewitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiewitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5051:107,28312,937
Germany1251:644,04450,561
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Kiewitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiewitz is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiewitz? popularity and diffusion

Kiewitz is the 491,715th most frequent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,828,449 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Kiewitz live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 505 people, or 1 in 107,283. In South Africa Kiewitz is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 89 percent reside, Gauteng, where 8 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Kiewitz occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Kiewitz Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kiewitz earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 26.7% less than the national average, earning R 174,180 per year and in Canada they earn 10.22% more than the national average, earning $54,760 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiewietz93207/
Kiewittz936/
Kewitz921,200/
Kiwitz92472/
Kiewiz927/
Kiewicz86546/
Kiewits8635/
Kiebitz8633/
Kiewetz862/
Kievitz862/
Kiewiez861/
Koewitz860/
Kiwiz831/
Kiewiets802,171/
Kijewicz8056/
Kiewitts802/
Kieweits801/
Kivitz77193/
Kiwicz7742/
Kevitz7740/
Kivetz7719/
Kiwits7712/
Kiwetz776/
Kywitz775/
Kewicz774/
Käwitz771/
Kuwitz770/
Kewetz770/
Kewitzsch755/
Kiewietts752/
Kiewitsch751/
Kischwitz750/
Kievits71695/
Kaywitz7167/
Koischwitz7164/
Kiwiets7125/
Kiebicz7123/
Kivietz7121/
Kiebetz716/
Keevitz716/
Kiewets713/
Kiowicz712/
Kiewieć712/
Khevitz711/
Kuewicz711/
Kievicz711/
Chewitz711/
Koewetz710/
Kewitsch67257/
Kiwic67205/
Kieviets67107/
Kievitts6733/
Kiviz6729/
Kajewicz6724/
Kievitch6715/
Kijowicz6710/
Chievitz677/
Kieweets671/
Kiewieds671/
Cihewicz671/
Kewic671/
Keuwitch671/
Keiwietz671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kiewitz
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