Kivel Surname
Approximately 983 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 449 | 1:807,258 | 62,140 |
| Belarus | 186 | 1:51,081 | 8,731 |
| Brazil | 137 | 1:1,562,586 | 51,889 |
| Russia | 72 | 1:2,001,709 | 124,796 |
| Germany | 38 | 1:2,118,565 | 113,742 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Moldova | 24 | 1:148,390 | 15,621 |
| Italy | 19 | 1:3,218,773 | 100,309 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Transnistria | 2 | 1:237,350 | 16,204 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 36 | 1:677,094 | 32,515 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50 | 1:1,004,374 | 59,252 |
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.
Kivel Demographics
Average Kivel Salary in
United States
$48,107 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kivel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kivel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kivel (Russian: Кивель) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered 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 family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 7,413,577 people. The last name is mostly 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. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held given name in the world It is held by 14 people.
This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 449 people, or 1 in 807,258. In The United States it is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 20 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and New York, where 13 percent live. Aside from The United States Kivel exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 19 percent live and Brazil, where 14 percent live.
Kivel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kivel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kivel surname increased 898 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 19 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kivel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kivel last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.
In The United States Kivel are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kivell | 91 | 965 | / |
| Kievel | 91 | 278 | / |
| Kivele | 91 | 105 | / |
| Keivel | 91 | 44 | / |
| Kiveal | 91 | 32 | / |
| Kitvel | 91 | 20 | / |
| Kivelæ | 91 | 13 | / |
| Kaivel | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kivelle | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kievell | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keivell | 83 | 0 | / |
| Civel | 80 | 933 | / |
| Kuvel | 80 | 661 | / |
| Kivil | 80 | 94 | / |
| Kyvel | 80 | 54 | / |
| Kevel | 80 | 48 | / |
| Kivelova | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kittvell | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiwele | 73 | 15,893 | / |
| Chivel | 73 | 627 | / |
| Keevel | 73 | 63 | / |
| Kevele | 73 | 61 | / |
| Caivel | 73 | 22 | / |
| Ketvel | 73 | 21 | / |
| Civell | 73 | 13 | / |
| Quivel | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kevell | 73 | 5 | / |
| Khevel | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kuivil | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kyvele | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kivhil | 73 | 1 | / |
| Civeal | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kivill | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kihwele | 67 | 6,196 | / |
| Chivell | 67 | 609 | / |
| Kiwhele | 67 | 57 | / |
| Ketvell | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kievill | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kiwelle | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keshvel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kivlova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khevele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khejvel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keeviel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kivaile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kevelle | 67 | 1 | / |
Kivel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kivel in the Russian language | ||
| Кивель | kivel | - |
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