Kiwiet Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kiwiet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiwiet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa801:677,22149,167
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
United States351:10,355,970420,657

Kiwiet (24) may also be a first name.

Kiwiet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiwiet is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiwiet? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,333,288th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Kiwiet live; 48 percent live in Southern Africa and 48 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kiwiet is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 24 people.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 677,221. In South Africa Kiwiet is most numerous in: North West, where 31 percent live, Western Cape, where 31 percent live and Gauteng, where 26 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Kiwiet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kiwiet surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kiwiet earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.58% less than the national average, earning R 105,564 per year and in United States they earn 42.94% more than the national average, earning $61,679 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiewiet922,967/
Kiwiets9225/
Keiwiet921/
Kiwit91213/
Kiwet912/
Keiwiets863/
Kiewiett863/
Keiwietz861/
Kiwitt831,404/
Kiviet831,139/
Kiewit83568/
Kiwete8351/
Kaiwet8310/
Kiewet837/
Kiwith836/
Kiwetz836/
Kiwoit831/
Kuiwet831/
Kiwett831/
Keiwit831/
Kewiet831/
Khiwit831/
Kiwite831/
Kiewitt77736/
Kieviet77559/
Kiviets77180/
Kiewied7798/
Kivietz7721/
Kiewidt779/
Kiewoit772/
Kuiwite771/
Kieweit771/
Kieweet771/
Kiwetts771/
Kaiweit771/
Kivit73491/
Kuwit73164/
Kuwet7371/
Kivet7349/
Kewet7334/
Kewit7314/
Kywet731/
Kiwid731/
Kiviette712/
Khiowied711/
Kijwijit711/
Kaiwijit711/
Kievieth711/
Kievit672,772/
Kivett672,120/
Khibit67210/
Kivite67184/
Kivitt6761/
Kewitt6743/
Kievet6737/
Keivit6734/
Kivist6728/
Kiovit6724/
Kivetz6719/
Kibitt6718/
Kewete6714/
Kiewwijit676/
Kivete674/
Kivets673/
Kewett673/
Kuewet673/
Khivit673/
Kewite672/
Kieuit672/
Kaivet672/
Kuibet672/
Kijvit672/
Keswit671/
Kajwet671/
Kewith671/
Kuweat671/
Keviet671/
Keuwet671/
Kiveit671/
Chiwit671/
Kywete671/
Kivuit671/
Kiwidd671/
Qiviet671/
Khaiwijit671/
Keivet670/
Kewetz670/
Keewit670/
Kivoit670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kiwiet
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