Kiwitt Surname

276,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kiwitt Surname User-submission:

(Dutch) Nickname from kievit ('peewit', 'lapwing') of onomatopoeic origin, an extremely common bird of coastal marshlands.

Kiwitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2811:62,8468,071
Poland681:558,95252,372
United States171:21,321,114641,998
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
England51:11,143,612252,590
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kiwitt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Dutch) Nickname from kievit ('peewit', 'lapwing') of onomatopoeic origin, an extremely common bird of coastal marshlands.

- paisley

Kiwitt Last Name Facts

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

Kiwitt occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiwitt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 276,219th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,190,560 people. The last name Kiwitt occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Kiwitt reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Kiwitt is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,281 people, or 1 in 62,846. In Germany Kiwitt is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 72 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 7 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Kiwitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kiwitt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kiwitt Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kiwitt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.77% less than the national average, earning R 131,244 per year and in United States they earn 42.49% more than the national average, earning $61,482 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiewitt92736/
Kiwit91213/
Kiewiett863/
Kiewit83568/
Kiwiet83168/
Kivitt8361/
Kewitt8343/
Kibitt8318/
Kiwith836/
Khiwit831/
Keiwit831/
Kiwite831/
Kiwoit831/
Kiwett831/
Kiewiet772,967/
Kievitt7751/
Chiwitt7711/
Kiewidt779/
Kivitte774/
Kiewoit772/
Kaiweit771/
Kieweit771/
Kuiwite771/
Kiboitt771/
Kiwetts771/
Keiwiet771/
Kivit73491/
Kuwit73164/
Kewit7314/
Kiwet732/
Kiwid731/
Kievit672,772/
Kivett672,120/
Kiviet671,139/
Kuwait67599/
Kevitt67234/
Khibit67210/
Kivite67184/
Kiwete6751/
Keivit6734/
Kivist6728/
Kiovit6724/
Kaiwet6710/
Kiewet677/
Kiwetz676/
Kuweit674/
Khivit673/
Kewett673/
Kijvit672/
Kieuit672/
Kewite672/
Kewith671/
Kewoit671/
Cewitt671/
Kewiet671/
Kiveit671/
Kuiwet671/
Chiwit671/
Kivuit671/
Kiwidd671/
Keswit671/
Keewit670/
Kivoit670/

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