Kivits Surname

266,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kivits Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kivits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,2911:13,0811,904
Belgium291:396,43641,978
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Estonia271:48,9569,235
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Latvia91:227,78322,848
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kivits Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kivits (Russian: Кивитс) occurs most in The Netherlands. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kivits.

How Common Is The Last Name Kivits? popularity and diffusion

It is the 266,931st most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,977,832 people. The last name Kivits occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Kivits are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Kivits is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,291 people, or 1 in 13,081. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 77 percent are found, South Holland, where 5 percent are found and Limburg, where 5 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands it occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 2 percent are found and New Zealand, where 2 percent are found.

Kivits Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kivits has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kivits Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kivits last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kivits earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.12% less than the national average, earning R 78,144 per year; in United States they earn 57.74% more than the national average, earning $68,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.77% more than the national average, earning $72,922 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kievits92695/
Kiviets92180/
Kivitts9272/
Kuivits928/
Kieviets86107/
Kievitts8633/
Kivitz83193/
Kibits8334/
Kiwits8312/
Kivets833/
Kivičs831/
Kivics831/
Civits830/
Kievets77248/
Kivetts7798/
Civitts7758/
Kiewits7735/
Kiwiets7725/
Kivietz7721/
Kievitz772/
Keviets771/
Kibitse771/
Kivić7338/
Kiviz7329/
Kivic7313/
Kiviç7311/
Kiewiets712,171/
Keiwiets713/
Kiewitts712/
Kieweits711/
Kevitsch711/
Kibets67481/
Kiwitz67472/
Kibitz6771/
Kivich6747/
Kevitz6740/
Kibizs6723/
Kivetz6719/
Kaibitsch6712/
Kivici677/
Kevics675/
Kyvets673/
Kibitsova673/
Kiewietts672/
Kuvets671/
Kebits671/
Kevets671/
Kiewitsch671/
Civitz671/
Kiwids671/
Civets670/

Kivits Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kivits in the Russian language
Кивитсkivits-

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