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 borne by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Kivisto. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kivistö? popularity and diffusion
It is the 142,901st most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,341,756 people. Kivistö occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kivistö reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Finland, where it is carried by 3,002 people, or 1 in 1,831. In Finland it is most frequent in: Uusimaa, where 25 percent live, Pirkanmaa, where 18 percent live and Southern Ostrobothnia, where 12 percent live. Outside of Finland it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 3 percent live and Estonia, where 0 percent live.
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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- 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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