Kivitz Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Kivitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kivitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kivitz Last Name Facts

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

Kivitz is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kivitz? popularity and diffusion

Kivitz is the 1,214,709th most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Kivitz are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 146 people, or 1 in 2,482,595. In The United States Kivitz is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 14 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and New York, where 10 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 15 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.

Kivitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kivitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kivitz surname grew 14,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kivitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kivitz last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kivitz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 52.82% more than the national average, earning R 363,168 per year and in United States they earn 65.43% more than the national average, earning $71,383 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kivietz9221/
Kievitz922/
Kiviz9129/
Kivits831,464/
Kiwitz83472/
Kibitz8371/
Kevitz8340/
Kivetz8319/
Civitz831/
Kievits77695/
Kiewitz77673/
Kiviets77180/
Kivitts7772/
Kiebitz7733/
Kuivits778/
Keevitz776/
Kievicz771/
Chivitz771/
Khevitz771/
Kivić7338/
Kivic7313/
Kiviç7311/
Kiwiz731/
Kibiz731/
Kiewietz71207/
Kieviets71107/
Kievitts7133/
Chivittz7110/
Kiewittz716/
Keiwietz711/
Kewitz671,200/
Kübitz6771/
Kivich6747/
Kiwicz6742/
Käbitz6740/
Kibits6734/
Civetz6724/
Kibizs6723/
Kaivez6721/
Kiwits6712/
Kivici677/
Kibicz677/
Kiewiz677/
Kiwetz676/
Kywitz675/
Chiviz673/
Kivets673/
Kevicz671/
Käwitz671/
Kivičs671/
Kivics671/
Kybitz671/
Civits670/
Kevutz670/
Kuwitz670/
Kischwitz670/

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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 Kivitz
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