census data from May 31, 1947
In 1947 the name Kievit is mostly found - as far as Zeeland is concerned - in the eastern part of Zuid-Beveland, in particular in the town of Kruiningen, and on the island of Tholen. The Kruiningen branch mostly consists of descendants of Willem Jan Kievit (Ouwerkerk 1805 - Kruiningen 1884) and his two wives Lena Hage and Klazina Blok. Willem had at least 19 children, 10 of which were boys.
The fact that Kievit was a common name in Kruiningen can also be seen in the 'alphabet of Kruiningen', which contains the line
K is Kievit zo lang en zo mager
(K is for Kievit so tall and so lean)
(source: Frank de Klerk, Kruiningen van 1900 to nu)
distribution of the name in 1947
| Municipality | Number | *‰ | *% |
| Kruiningen | 23 | 5.13 | 20.0 |
| Oud Vossemeer | 10 | 4.57 | 8.7 |
| Scherpenisse | 10 | 7.55 | 8.7 |
| Vlissingen | 9 | 0.45 | 7.8 |
| Goes | 8 | 0.62 | 7.0 |
| Kortgene | 7 | 1.77 | 6.2 |
| Krabbendijke | 6 | 2.18 | 5.2 |
| Middelburg | 6 | 0.29 | 5.2 |
| Wissenkerke | 6 | 1.60 | 5.2 |
| Yerseke | 6 | 1.26 | 5.2 |
| Tholen | 5 | 1.54 | 4.3 |
| 's-Gravenpolder | 3 | 2.29 | 2.6 |
| Kapelle | 3 | 0.74 | 2.6 |
| Terneuzen | 2 | 0.16 | 1.7 |
| Kloetinge | 2 | 1.03 | 1.7 |
| Waarde | 2 | 1.80 | 1.7 |
| Wemeldinge | 2 | 0.82 | 1.7 |
| Wolphaartsdijk | 2 | 0.74 | 1.7 |
| Breskens | 1 | 0.39 | 0.9 |
| St. Maartensdijk | 1 | 0.38 | 0.9 |
| Stavenisse | 1 | 0.58 | 0.9 |
| Oostburg | |||
| 's-Heer Abtskerke | |||
| TOTAAL ZEELAND | 115 | 0.44 | 100 |
*‰ = number of name bearers per 1000 inhabitants of the town: 5.13 means 5 of every 1000 people in the town were named Kievit
*% = number of name bearers in this town per 100 bearers in the province: 20 means 1 in 5 people named Kievit in Zeeland, lived in this town
*% = number of name bearers in this town per 100 bearers in the province: 20 means 1 in 5 people named Kievit in Zeeland, lived in this town