Kit Forename

3,028th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 344,741 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Hong Kong
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Kit Forename Definition:

A diminutive of Christopher; older than Chris. See also Kester.

Kit Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hong Kong-280,3831:283
United States
58%
 
15,5931:23,2501,782
Macau-10,1401:607
China-8,9671:152,34314,633
Malaysia
51%
 
6,5991:4,614512
Thailand
75%
 
5,1161:13,6952,080
Singapore
 
57%
2,9461:2,134290
England
90%
 
2,0741:26,8101,527
Cambodia
 
51%
1,7351:9,3791,198
Canada
 
67%
1,5801:20,9701,871
Philippines
93%
 
1,5391:68,8824,428
Denmark-1,1841:4,772576
Australia-1,0481:13,0321,093
India
74%
 
9921:1,224,67575,045
New Zealand-6601:6,873854
Saudi Arabia-5831:52,8526,182
Indonesia
100%
4991:516,96138,548
Russia
93%
 
4901:294,3543,851
Papua New Guinea
55%
 
4031:20,2292,018
Sri Lanka-2861:72,7246,418
Netherlands
 
96%
2311:73,1694,318
DR Congo
95%
 
1511:488,92517,342
Scotland
91%
 
1261:42,4631,450
South Africa
 
59%
1201:454,43922,448
Sweden
 
76%
1141:86,4733,882
France
100%
1041:639,1386,138
Ireland
 
71%
931:49,9301,635
Germany
 
79%
901:1,074,1998,150
Dominican Republic-801:130,3916,179
Brazil
 
71%
621:3,455,42261,069
Wales
80%
 
621:49,9081,736
Mauritius-541:24,0332,087
Japan-481:2,666,37621,939
Norway
92%
 
421:122,1983,685
Taiwan
100%
381:625,51831,167
Venezuela
 
62%
381:794,78718,429
Peru
88%
 
311:1,025,53113,565
United Arab Emirates-311:230,70914,681
Portugal-281:371,8176,212
Pakistan
100%
271:7,198,43359,826
Belarus
100%
261:364,7072,597
Belgium
100%
251:459,6027,725
Qatar
100%
201:118,48012,874
Greece
 
71%
171:643,2097,655
Kazakhstan
100%
161:1,109,17811,387
Finland
75%
 
141:391,6565,045
Vietnam
 
75%
141:6,615,9373,775
Mexico
60%
 
121:10,345,36931,278
Panama
71%
 
101:390,65611,763
Jamaica-91:320,3599,892
Italy
77%
 
81:7,632,76127,464
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
81:170,1779,829
Ecuador-71:2,532,41712,755
Spain-71:6,647,13816,660
Northern Mariana Islands-61:9,1111,173
Uganda
100%
61:6,826,15353,479
Paraguay
50%
 
51:1,447,3618,023
Switzerland
75%
 
51:1,642,69915,939
Bangladesh-41:39,865,34224,379
Bermuda-41:16,2061,525
Costa Rica
50%
 
41:1,191,98712,292
Egypt
100%
41:22,975,23627,891
Guernsey-41:15,833609
Guyana-41:190,81611,826
Iraq
50%
 
41:8,754,46516,071
Kenya-41:11,576,77840,588
Morocco-41:8,587,15911,086
Myanmar-41:12,987,0681,965
Rwanda-41:2,842,8582,668
South Korea-41:1,386,10520,690
Uzbekistan
100%
41:7,696,61011,277
Argentina
 
67%
31:14,257,74823,489
Jersey-31:33,3271,495
Nigeria
100%
31:59,188,120318,216
Oman-31:1,369,5567,879
Romania-31:6,683,99244,661
Yemen-31:8,765,5849,038
Northern Ireland
100%
21:921,5733,058
Burkina Faso
100%
21:9,189,73469,235
Cameroon
100%
21:10,805,25286,897
Chile
100%
21:8,803,60433,591
Colombia-21:23,889,46363,722
Honduras-21:4,408,73423,808
Isle of Man-21:42,512455
Israel-21:4,201,45930,777
Namibia-21:1,202,09012,702
Puerto Rico-21:1,775,1506,781
Turkey
100%
21:38,900,85464,839
Turks and Caicos Islands-21:17,3541,059
Afghanistan
100%
11:32,623,51666,536
Albania
100%
11:3,046,57049,159
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Austria
100%
11:8,514,20119,377
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Bhutan-11:824,9286,865
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Congo-11:5,009,20537,978
Curaçao-11:155,8031,239
Czechia
73%
 
11:10,656,16211,509
Ethiopia
100%
11:97,560,13329,608
Fiji-11:892,3783,968
Gabon-11:1,883,3364,538
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Greenland-11:56,3711,395
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Hungary
100%
11:9,791,7716,528
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Kyrgyzstan-11:5,973,27746,622
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110
Maldives-11:433,9035,827
Malta-11:429,3603,141
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
Montenegro-11:634,5764,914
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
Poland
77%
 
11:38,027,1129,241
Saint Lucia-11:177,8158,104
São Tomé and Príncipe
100%
11:191,9975,295
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Suriname-11:552,8115,457
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493

Kit (16,454) may also be a surname.

Kit Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A diminutive of Christopher; older than Chris. See also Kester.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Kit Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiet86134,073/
Khit862,634/
Kitt862,352/
Kait861,804/
Keit861,216/
Kith86954/
Kite86916/
Koit86804/
Kuit86152/
Kiot8664/
Kidt866/
Kiht865/
Hkit864/
Kitd862/
Kkit862/
Kiệt861/
Kitë861/
Keith751,061,865/
Khiet755,467/
Kieth753,839/
Kaite752,608/
Keite752,078/
Kaith75845/
Khait75265/
Kitte75252/
Khite75187/
Keitt75132/
Khitt75111/
Koite7575/
Kuite7554/
Kheit7551/
Keiht7545/
Kitth7532/
Kithe7530/
Khuit7526/
Khith7520/
Kiett7514/
Khoit7510/
Koith756/
Kieht756/
Kaitt756/
Kizth752/
Kuith752/
Kuitt752/
Kiott752/
Koitt752/
Kittt752/
Gkeit751/
Ckist751/
Khidt751/
Khgit751/
Kgith751/
Khiết751/
Keidt751/
Kkith751/
Kkitt751/
Kaait751/
Kuitp751/
Kêite751/
Kitph751/
Kithh751/
Hkait751/
Ckqit751/
Ket6747,938/
Cit673,966/
Kid672,143/
Khaite67380/
Khaist67363/
Keithe67185/
Kheite67149/
Kyt6799/
Kitthe6777/
Keitte6777/
Khitte6762/
Khuite6761/
Khaith6748/
Kaithe6723/
Keitth6716/
Kät6715/
Keithh6712/
Kitova6711/
Kjt6711/
Kkeith679/
Kitowa679/
Keitht678/
Khaitt678/
Hkeith677/
Kheitt677/
Keithd676/
Ckeith675/
Qit675/
Kheith675/
Kaitte674/
Keidth673/
Keithp673/
Keithz673/
Kaheit673/
Kaitth673/
Keitsh672/
Khoite672/
Khieth672/
Kithth672/
Kêt671/
Gkeith671/
Geekit671/
Uankit671/
Kiddth671/
Kiehth671/
Kieyth671/
Kishth671/
Khidtt671/
Keihtt671/
Kisste671/
Koitte671/
Kceith671/
Hkeite671/
Kaidte671/
Kaidth671/
Ka'git671/
Kuithe671/
Kuitte671/
Kiëtte671/
Khithe671/
Keiteh671/
Kaihtt671/

Kit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kit in the Russian language
Китkit-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kit