Kviesis Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kviesis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kviesis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1461:14,0412,091
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Kviesis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kviesis is more commonly found in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kviesis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,380,086th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Kviesis are found; 92 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The surname Kviesis is most prevalent in Latvia, where it is carried by 146 people, or 1 in 14,041. In Latvia Kviesis is mostly found in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 53 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 30 percent reside and Semigallia, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Latvia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Ireland, where 1 percent reside.

Kviesis Last Name Statistics demography

Kviesis earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kvesić772,116/
Kvasis776/
Kvecis771/
Ke Vieses751/
Kavasis7136/
Kvesich7123/
Kvyesys715/
Govesis713/
Kevisas712/
Kavesos712/
Kiovsis711/
Kifesus711/
Cavieses6726/
Gouvisis6719/
Kievisas676/
Kovousis674/
Kavousis671/
Kawvises671/
Kawvisas671/
Guevesis671/
Guivesis671/
Kovesces671/
Cvisić626/
Kvecys623/

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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 Kviesis
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