Kivi Surname

89,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kivi Surname Definition:

(Finnish) From residence near a stone.

Kivi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia1,4531:91024
Finland1,2431:4,422714
United States7811:464,09639,562
Russia5451:264,44627,730
Fiji2511:3,563644
Papua New Guinea2501:32,6153,803
Tanzania2461:215,21018,004
Canada2151:171,37517,189
Sweden1201:82,0566,066
England421:1,326,62059,571
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Belarus181:527,83748,523
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
India151:51,137,692512,385
Norway121:428,52437,411
Wales101:309,45316,869
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Moldova61:593,56136,655
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
China31:455,773,85521,925
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kivi (586) may also be a first name.

Kivi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Finnish) From residence near a stone.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kivi Last Name Facts

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

Kivi (Hindi: किवी, Marathi: कीवी, Russian: Киви) is found most in Estonia. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kivi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 89,893rd most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,365,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Kivi are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 27 percent are found in Baltic Europe. It is also the 345,673rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 586 people.

The last name Kivi is most commonly held in Estonia, where it is borne by 1,453 people, or 1 in 910. Apart from Estonia it occurs in 59 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Kivi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kivi has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kivi last name rose 19,525 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kivi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kivi surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kivi surname are 5.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.2% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kivi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.25% more than the national average, earning $45,847 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.2% more than the national average, earning $50,277 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koivi891,194/
Kivai89670/
Kuivi89491/
Kivie89234/
Kivoi89173/
Kaivi89127/
Kiovi8976/
Kivio8966/
Kivui8933/
Kiviz8929/
Keivi8926/
Kivei8917/
Kiviç8911/
Kivhi891/
Kievi891/
Kaivoi8065/
Kivist8028/
Koivio8027/
Kichvi805/
Kaivei805/
Khuivi803/
Khaivi803/
Kaivai802/
Kijvit802/
Kivihe801/
Kaivie801/
Kaivui801/
Kiveit801/
Kivisz801/
Kuivio801/
Kivuit801/
Keivio801/
Kivoit800/
Kiva753,200/
Kevi751,936/
Kiwi75839/
Civi75587/
Kuvi75441/
Kive75220/
Kjvi754/
Kivy753/
Kyvi752/
Qivi751/
Kivj751/
Keiviss7313/
Kivistø733/
Kaivait733/
Kuevi673,167/
Chivi671,334/
Kaiva671,019/
Kiwai67466/
Khiva67380/
Kiveu67363/
Kivaa67337/
Kaiwi67292/
Kuiva67218/
Kiwoi67213/
Civai67186/
Kivés6793/
Kivea6789/
Kaive6772/
Kayvi6770/
Kieve6767/
Koiva6746/
Keyvi6741/
Keiva6737/
Kiove6736/
Kivay6735/
Kevie6733/
Kihva6727/
Kevio6721/
Koive6719/
Kiwei6718/
Kivha6714/
Khevi6713/
Kiwii6713/
Kuive6712/
Keviš6712/
Kivoa6712/
Kijui6711/
Kaiui679/
Koohgivi677/
Quivi677/
Kivyo676/
Keuvi676/
Keviş676/
Kiveh675/
Kivaj674/
Kkibi674/
Caivi674/
Kuvie673/
Khive672/
Kevii672/
Kajvi672/
Koiui672/
Kuhvi672/
Kijbi671/
Keivy671/
Keevi671/
Keviy671/
Kewii671/
Kuivy671/
Kívio671/
Keavi671/
Kibyi671/
Kiwie671/
Kiwih671/
Kiwiy671/
Kojvi671/
Kuiwi671/
Civhi671/
Kijwi671/
Kihui671/
Kivee671/
Ckevi671/
Gqivi671/
Kivjp671/
Kaivy670/
Kivey670/
Keive670/

Kivi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kivi in the Marathi language
कीवीkivi-
Kivi in the Hindi language
किवीkivi50
कीवीkivi41.67
किविkivi8.33
Kivi in the Russian language
Кивиkivi-

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