The Kiener surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 346 people carried this name — #58,604 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 833,300 people counted. That is down 13% from 397 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
1,535 people named Kiener live in Switzerland.
They live in 22 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 431 people named Kiener.
18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 34 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 373 people named Kiener live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Santa Fe.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Kiener,
with a public archive behind them.
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Christian Kiener 1807–1896 · businessperson -
André Kiener 1859–1928 · businessperson -
André Kiener 1859–1928 · businessperson -
Fritz Kiener 1874–1942 · historian -
Johann Kiener 1713–1771 · pastor
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Louis Charles Kiener 1799–1881 · zoologist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kiener.
- Kieffer 6,656 · U.S. census
- Kieger 138 · U.S. census
- Kiehl 1,902 · U.S. census
- Kielbasa 599 · U.S. census
- Kien 600 · U.S. census
- Kiene 356 · U.S. census
- Kienlen 262 · U.S. census
- Kientz 414 · U.S. census
- Kientzy 126 · U.S. census
- Kiers 109 · U.S. census
- Kies 1,586 · U.S. census
- Kiffer 191 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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