Kmieć Surname

66,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kmieć Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who tills the soil, a farmer.

Kmieć Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland7,4501:5,102591
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Kmiec (2,278) are calculated separately.

Kmieć Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who tills the soil, a farmer.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith
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Kmieć Last Name Facts

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

Kmieć is found most in Poland. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Kmiec. For other possible spellings of Kmieć click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kmieć? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 66,803rd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 977,276 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kmieć are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is carried by 7,450 people, or 1 in 5,102. Excluding Poland this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kmiec932,278/
Kmeć8911/
Kmie893/
Kmić891/
Kmiez8015/
Kmieś801/
Kmiećová773/
Kmiech7349/
Kmiecz738/
Khmied735/
Khmies735/
Kmieic735/
Kmiess731/
Kmietz731/
Kmiese731/
Kmiiec731/
Kmec671,662/
Kmeč67105/
Kmez6713/
Kmic6713/
Kmiesch6711/
Kmiz671/
Kmge671/
Kmeiche671/
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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 Kmieć
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