Aït Surname

369,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 974 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Aït Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aït Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco7501:45,9687,487
France1851:359,04253,729
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Ait (158,866) & Aît (9) are calculated separately.

Aït Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aït is borne by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Ait or Aît. For other potential spellings of Aït click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aït? popularity and diffusion

It is the 369,191st most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,482,080 people. The surname Aït is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Aït are found; 77 percent are found in North Africa and 77 percent are found in Mahgreb.

It is most numerous in Morocco, where it is held by 750 people, or 1 in 45,968. Outside of Morocco Aït occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in France, where 19 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ait89158,866/
Aît899/
Aïte8685/
Haït867/
At8032,878/
803/
Haïte756/
Aïtte752/
Aïthe751/
Haïat751/
Gat6721,793/
Ate6714,341/
Hat6710,423/
Ast675,563/
Aat671,494/
Aut67935/
Ath67893/
Ayt67757/
Att67745/
Adt67619/
Azt67454/
Ats67223/
Atd67188/
Gaï67101/
Aht6759/
Atp6750/
Eat6749/
Aãt6715/
Ajt6713/
Haï6712/
Aïd674/
Aïe672/
Aïs672/
Atï671/
Aïy671/

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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
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  • 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 Aït
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