Kivel Surname

366,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 983 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Kivel Surname Definition:

(from a place name) or (from the name of a male ancestor) Either from Kiwile, the name of several villages in Lithuania, or a nickname for Akiva.

Kivel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4491:807,25862,140
Belarus1861:51,0818,731
Brazil1371:1,562,58651,889
Russia721:2,001,709124,796
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
England291:1,921,31276,208
Moldova241:148,39015,621
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
France41:16,605,680368,153
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Kivel (14) may also be a first name.

Kivel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) or (from the name of a male ancestor) Either from Kiwile, the name of several villages in Lithuania, or a nickname for Akiva.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Kivel Last Name Facts

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

Kivel (Russian: Кивель) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kivel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kivel is the 366,594th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,413,577 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Kivel are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kivel is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 14 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 449 people, or 1 in 807,258. In The United States it is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 20 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and New York, where 13 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 19 percent reside and Brazil, where 14 percent reside.

Kivel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kivel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kivel last name expanded 898 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 19 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kivel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Kivel surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

Kivel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.49% more than the national average, earning $48,107 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kivell91965/
Kievel91278/
Kivele91105/
Keivel9144/
Kiveal9132/
Kitvel9120/
Kivelæ9113/
Kaivel913/
Kivelle834/
Kievell831/
Keivell830/
Civel80933/
Kuvel80661/
Kivil8094/
Kyvel8054/
Kevel8048/
Kivelova776/
Kittvell771/
Kiwele7315,893/
Chivel73627/
Keevel7363/
Kevele7361/
Caivel7322/
Ketvel7321/
Civell7313/
Quivel735/
Kevell735/
Khevel733/
Kuivil731/
Kyvele731/
Kivhil731/
Civeal731/
Kivill730/
Kihwele676,196/
Chivell67609/
Kiwhele6757/
Ketvell6734/
Kievill677/
Kiwelle673/
Keshvel672/
Kivlova671/
Khevele671/
Khejvel671/
Keeviel671/
Kivaile671/
Kevelle671/

Kivel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kivel in the Russian language
Кивельkivel-

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