Kindness Surname
Approximately 1,022 people bear this surname
Kindness Surname Definition:
An Aberdeenshire surname. Androw Kyndnes is recorded in Banff, 1615 (Rec. Elgin I, p. 142). Frederick Kindness of Turriff served in the first Great War and George Kindness was killed (Turriff).
Kindness Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 283 | 1:1,280,774 | 90,005 |
| Scotland | 170 | 1:31,493 | 3,187 |
| Nigeria | 129 | 1:1,373,200 | 53,624 |
| Australia | 89 | 1:303,322 | 26,493 |
| South Africa | 82 | 1:660,704 | 48,422 |
| England | 68 | 1:819,383 | 43,863 |
| Canada | 67 | 1:549,934 | 46,038 |
| Cameroon | 53 | 1:391,869 | 33,952 |
| Jamaica | 37 | 1:77,566 | 3,653 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 121 | 1:30,936 | 2,614 |
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
Kindness (7,150) may also be a first name.
Kindness Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
An Aberdeenshire surname. Androw Kyndnes is recorded in Banff, 1615 (Rec. Elgin I, p. 142). Frederick Kindness of Turriff served in the first Great War and George Kindness was killed (Turriff).
Kindness Demographics
Average Kindness Salary in
United States
$41,469 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kindness Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kindness Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kindness occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kindness? popularity and diffusion
It is the 355,667th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 7,130,671 people. Kindness occurs mostly in The Americas, where 35 percent of Kindness are found; 31 percent are found in North America and 31 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 76,550th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 7,150 people.
The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 283 people, or 1 in 1,280,774. In The United States it is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 14 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Montana, where 11 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.
Kindness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kindness has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kindness surname rose 1,348 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 140 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 6,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Kindness Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kindness last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Kindness last name are 15.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.32% being registered with the party.
The amount Kindness earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.95% less than the national average, earning R 145,080 per year; in United States they earn 3.89% less than the national average, earning $41,469 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.54% more than the national average, earning $54,424 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindnes | 93 | 1 | / |
| Cindness | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kindnis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kintnes | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kindynis | 75 | 78 | / |
| Kindinis | 75 | 50 | / |
| Kindenäs | 75 | 13 | / |
| Kandanes | 75 | 9 | / |
| Quindnes | 75 | 4 | / |
| Candiness | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kindonsai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kındans | 67 | 25 | / |
| Khandanese | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kandynesia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Candnes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kundnus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuhn Denes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kunduns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kino-Denis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gandnes | 67 | 0 | / |
| Quinndennis | 53 | 2 | / |
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