Kivelä Surname
Approximately 4,560 people bear this surname
Kivelä Surname User-submission:
The Kivelä surname is derived from the Finnish word kivi, meaning 'stone', and a common surname suffix -la.
Kivelä Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 4,314 | 1:1,274 | 171 |
| Sweden | 149 | 1:66,086 | 5,043 |
| Estonia | 81 | 1:16,319 | 2,713 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
The alternate forms: Kivela (756) are calculated separately.
Kivelä Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Kivelä surname is derived from the Finnish word kivi, meaning 'stone', and a common surname suffix -la.
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Average Kivelä Salary in
Norway
257,733 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Kivelä Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kivelä Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kivelä has its highest incidence in Finland. It may occur in the variant forms: Kivela. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kivelä? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 103,187th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,598,146 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kivelä are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname is most prevalent in Finland, where it is borne by 4,314 people, or 1 in 1,274. In Finland Kivelä is most numerous in: Uusimaa, where 22 percent live, Pirkanmaa, where 15 percent live and Northern Ostrobothnia, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Finland it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 3 percent live and Estonia, where 2 percent live.
Kivelä Last Name Statistics demography
Kivelä earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 25.53% less than the national average, earning 257,733 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kivela | 94 | 756 | / |
| Kivilä | 83 | 241 | / |
| Kivele | 83 | 105 | / |
| Kiveli | 83 | 56 | / |
| Kivelö | 83 | 24 | / |
| Kively | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kivelip | 77 | 50 | / |
| Kivelia | 77 | 16 | / |
| Kuivela | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kivelle | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kivelae | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kivelya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kivella | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kivelay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiovele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaiveli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gkeiveli | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kivilätt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiveller | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kiwele | 67 | 15,893 | / |
| Kibela | 67 | 2,066 | / |
| Kivali | 67 | 751 | / |
| Kivale | 67 | 681 | / |
| Kivila | 67 | 468 | / |
| Kibele | 67 | 290 | / |
| Kevela | 67 | 216 | / |
| Kiwela | 67 | 206 | / |
| Kivili | 67 | 160 | / |
| Civeli | 67 | 144 | / |
| Kibeli | 67 | 92 | / |
| Kevelj | 67 | 64 | / |
| Kevele | 67 | 61 | / |
| Kevely | 67 | 39 | / |
| Kuveli | 67 | 13 | / |
| Keveli | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kivole | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kiweli | 67 | 4 | / |
| Civele | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kyveli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuvele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuvely | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyvele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kibely | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cively | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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