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 last name Kivits (Russian: Кивитс) is most common in The Netherlands. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kivits? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 266,931st most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,977,832 people. This surname is predominantly found 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 is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,291 people, or 1 in 13,081. In The Netherlands Kivits 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. Without taking into account The Netherlands Kivits occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kivits surname grew 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the 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

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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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