Kivistö Surname
Approximately 3,112 people bear this surname
Kivistö Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 3,002 | 1:1,831 | 274 |
| Sweden | 83 | 1:118,636 | 8,469 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Kivisto (649) are calculated separately.
Kivistö Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kivistö Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kivistö is found most frequently in Finland. It can also occur as a variant: Kivisto. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kivistö? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kivistö is the 142,901st most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,341,756 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kivistö are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname Kivistö is most numerous in Finland, where it is held by 3,002 people, or 1 in 1,831. In Finland Kivistö is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 25 percent are found, Pirkanmaa, where 18 percent are found and Southern Ostrobothnia, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Finland this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 3 percent are found and Estonia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kivisto | 95 | 649 | / |
| Kivist | 92 | 28 | / |
| Kiviste | 86 | 83 | / |
| Kivistu | 86 | 27 | / |
| Kivestö | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kivistø | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kiviset | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kievist | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kivista | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kivistä | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kvist | 83 | 5,734 | / |
| Koivisto | 80 | 10,944 | / |
| Kuivisto | 80 | 53 | / |
| Kõivisto | 80 | 12 | / |
| Koiviste | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kaiviset | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kiovisto | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koivisti | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kíivisto | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kivest | 77 | 85 | / |
| Khvist | 77 | 12 | / |
| Kviste | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kavist | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kvisti | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kvista | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kivast | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kivsti | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kvistø | 77 | 1 | / |
| Økvist | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koivoisto | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kivaste | 71 | 89 | / |
| Kiveste | 71 | 77 | / |
| Kovisto | 71 | 58 | / |
| Kivestu | 71 | 49 | / |
| Kavisto | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kivesti | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kaviset | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kuvista | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kivesto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qvist | 67 | 3,408 | / |
| Kvast | 67 | 363 | / |
| Gvist | 67 | 65 | / |
| Kuivasto | 67 | 62 | / |
| Kviesite | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kaaviste | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kõivoste | 67 | 8 | / |
| Koyvisto | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kooviste | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaiviset | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kõivuste | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koivosto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavisatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawviset | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovst | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Kivistö
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