Kives Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Kives Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kives Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Canada371:995,82774,831
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

The alternate forms: Kivés (93), Kíves (1) & Kívés (77) are calculated separately.

Kives (10) may also be a first name.

Kives Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kives is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Kivés, Kíves or Kívés. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kives.

How Common Is The Last Name Kives? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,272,314th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Kives reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kives is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held given name internationally It is held by 10 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 3,661,201. In The United States Kives is mostly concentrated in: Louisiana, where 43 percent live, Ohio, where 24 percent live and Michigan, where 19 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 21 percent live and Brazil, where 18 percent live.

Kives Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kives surname are 9.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.96% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kives earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 27.23% more than the national average, earning $54,898 USD per year and in Canada they earn 51.88% more than the national average, earning $75,458 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kivés9393/
Kíves931/
Kieves9144/
Keives916/
Kivets913/
Kivesh913/
Kívés8777/
Kivetts8398/
Gkioves8317/
Cives80662/
Keves80132/
Kivis80105/
Kuves8026/
Kiwes803/
Kyves802/
Kéves801/
Keeves73317/
Quives73282/
Chives73108/
Kevesh7329/
Kivist7328/
Kiwese7321/
Kaivez7321/
Kivetz7319/
Kevees739/
Caives737/
Kaibes736/
Khuves736/
Kibees735/
Kuvesh734/
Keaves734/
Kyvets733/
Kevies733/
Kivysz732/
Kioues731/
Kevets731/
Keivis731/
Kibesz731/
Kiovis731/
Kivisz731/
Ceives731/
Kevess731/
Keuves731/
Kheves731/
Kiviche6795/
Kheibes6780/
Kiweshe6762/
Kiewisz6759/
Khaibes6740/
Kiewesz6721/
Cheives6715/
Keiviss6713/
Kivistø673/
Kayveas672/
Kiewies672/
Kaioues672/
Kiwetts671/
Chivees671/
Kyvesse671/
Kiswese671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kives
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis