Kiviet Surname

326,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kiviet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiviet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1061:48,9856,224
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
England31:18,572,686338,250
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kiviet (29) may also be a first name.

Kiviet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kiviet is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiviet? popularity and diffusion

Kiviet is the 326,350th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,398,197 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kiviet live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most common forename globally. It is borne by 29 people.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,106 people, or 1 in 48,985. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 68 percent reside, Gauteng, where 15 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 8 percent reside. Other than South Africa Kiviet exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Kiviet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kiviet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kiviet surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kiviet Last Name Statistics demography

Kiviet earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 3% more than the national average, earning R 244,764 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kieviet92559/
Kiviets92180/
Kivietz9221/
Kivit91491/
Kivet9149/
Kiviette862/
Kievieth861/
Kievit832,772/
Kivett832,120/
Kivite83184/
Kiwiet83168/
Kivitt8361/
Kievet8337/
Keivit8334/
Kivist8328/
Kiovit8324/
Kivetz8319/
Kivete834/
Khivit833/
Kivets833/
Kijvit832/
Kaivet832/
Keviet831/
Kiveit831/
Kivuit831/
Qiviet831/
Keivet830/
Kivoit830/
Kiewiet772,967/
Kievith77135/
Kivette77102/
Kivetts7798/
Kiviste7783/
Kiveste7777/
Kievitt7751/
Kiwiets7725/
Kivitte774/
Kaivait773/
Kivistø773/
Keviett773/
Kievett772/
Kivethe771/
Keviets771/
Keiwiet771/
Kiveett770/
Keivedt770/
Civit731,207/
Civet73443/
Kuvet73376/
Kiwit73213/
Kevit7379/
Kevet7347/
Kivid732/
Kiwet732/
Kitvijit7113/
Koiviste718/
Kiewiett713/
Keiwiets713/
Quivijet712/
Kijvijit712/
Kaivijit712/
Keiwietz711/
Kiwitt671,404/
Kiewit67568/
Chivet67449/
Kevitt67234/
Khibit67210/
Quivet67138/
Kievid6752/
Kiwete6751/
Kevett6746/
Khuvit6745/
Civeit6744/
Caivet6721/
Kibitt6718/
Chivit6716/
Keveth6713/
Kaiwet6710/
Kiewet677/
Kiwetz676/
Kiwith676/
Kevete676/
Ketvit675/
Kevite674/
Kyvets673/
Civett673/
Kieuit672/
Kuibet672/
Keiwit671/
Kewiet671/
Keavit671/
Khiwit671/
Kiwite671/
Kiwoit671/
Kuiwet671/
Coivet671/
Kiwett671/
Kevets671/
Khitvijit671/
Kevith670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kiviet
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