Bitton Surname

18,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Bitton Surname User-submission:

A Sephardic Jewish surname, possibly derived from the name Vita, which means 'life'. It could also derive from the Middle English bittem, which means 'bottom'. There is also a place called Bitton in Gloucestershire (town by the River Boyd).

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Bitton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel24,4611:3505
United States1,6901:214,47320,913
France1,4961:44,4005,627
Malawi1,0191:16,8002,645
Morocco7161:48,1517,863
Canada5091:72,3888,234
England1701:327,75324,219
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Australia451:599,90442,958
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Zimbabwe331:467,82539,606
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Panama141:279,4476,847
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Monaco71:5,295668
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
China41:341,830,39216,990
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Palau11:21,643223
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1191:204,83516,153
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

The alternate forms: Bittón (4) are calculated separately.

Bitton (476) may also be a first name.

Bitton Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Sephardic Jewish surname, possibly derived from the name Vita, which means 'life'. It could also derive from the Middle English bittem, which means 'bottom'. There is also a place called Bitton in Gloucestershire (town by the River Boyd). It could also possibly be a variation of Button.

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Bitton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bitton (Hindi: बिट्टों, Russian: Биттон) is found most frequently in Israel. It may be found in the variant forms: Bittón. For other potential spellings of Bitton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bitton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bitton is the 18,085th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 238,803 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Bitton reside; 80 percent reside in West Asia and 80 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Bitton is also the 389,954th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 476 people.

This last name is most widespread in Israel, where it is held by 24,461 people, or 1 in 350. In Israel it is most numerous in: Southern District, where 30 percent are found, Northern District, where 19 percent are found and Central District, where 18 percent are found. Other than Israel this last name occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

Bitton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bitton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 4,122 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 143 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bitton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bitton surname are 0.28% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.51% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bitton earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 19.15% less than the national average, earning R 192,132 per year; in United States they earn 12.26% more than the national average, earning $48,441 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.42% more than the national average, earning $61,816 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bittón944/
Bittoun92228/
Bittong9264/
Bittone9235/
Bittuon9215/
Bietton927/
Bittoen926/
Beitton921/
Boitton921/
Biotton921/
Baitton920/
Biton916,321/
Beittone8654/
Bittoune861/
Bitoon834,481/
Betton834,359/
Bitong832,397/
Biston832,132/
Witton831,729/
Boiton83816/
Bittan83689/
Bitoun83644/
Bitoin83555/
Vitton83545/
Baiton83481/
Bituon83161/
Bitone83102/
Bytton8391/
Beiton8352/
Bitond8350/
Bioton8332/
Buiton8312/
Bithon8312/
Bitoen835/
Bitont832/
Bidton831/
Bittun831/
Bittom831/
Bittán831/
Bitgon831/
Bieton831/
Whitton7710,659/
Vittone773,121/
Bishton771,114/
Vuitton77714/
Beitone77297/
Boiston77234/
Bistoon77233/
Beatton77224/
Bitoune7799/
Wittong7775/
Bettone7765/
Beithon7738/
Bittoum7732/
Bitoung7726/
Baitong7719/
Bettoun7716/
Baitone7715/
Bistone7714/
Bittung7710/
Bittang778/
Bithoun777/
Bettoen775/
Bistoun775/
Bitatin775/
Baithon775/
Baiston774/
Baitoon774/
Buitone774/
Vittong772/
Huitton772/
Bittane772/
Bhitong772/
Boytton771/
Beiston771/
Beitoun771/
Bettonn771/
Bestton771/
Vittoun771/
Waitton771/
Bettong771/
Bhittan771/
Bitaten771/
Bithoin771/
Bistong771/
Beitong771/
Wwitton771/
Bithong771/
Buiston770/
Beittan770/
Bithoon770/
Beton732,730/
Viton732,346/
Bitan731,408/
Bitun73565/
Bitom73421/
Witon73373/
Byton73286/
Béton739/
Uiton732/
Bitoń731/
Bitón731/
Witthohn71433/
Baithong71316/
Baithoon7122/
Bitonova718/
Buituong714/
Baitoing714/
Beitoune713/
Whitthon712/
Bistoing712/
Bitonová712/
Boithong712/
Bhitthan711/
Bettoing711/
Bitatenn711/
Bitthann711/
Baistone711/
Whittone710/
Beaton6724,299/
Bituin675,900/
Bitang673,600/
Beston673,420/
Beeton672,915/
Wetton672,214/
Baitan671,454/
Boyton671,369/
Vitone671,147/
Bitane671,128/
Boitan67910/
Bayton67891/
Bettan67762/
Betong67626/
Whiton67606/
Bethon67260/
Waiton67259/
Bistan67161/
Betone67105/
Witoon67104/
Baitun6793/
Bitgan6787/
Vittan6783/
Voiton6777/
Woiton6775/
Bittam6773/
Bitung6772/
Wittan6767/
Beuton6755/
Betoun6750/
Betoin6749/
Witone6748/
Beyton6742/
Beitan6738/
Vuiton6729/
Vitoon6729/
Betoon6728/
Bitant6726/
Viston6719/
Bejton6715/
Wittoń6715/
Bithan6713/
Bitaan6713/
Beitun6712/
Vithon6711/
Vaiton6710/
Huiton679/
Vetton679/
Buitan677/
Bhitan676/
Bitanc675/
Withon674/
Bitune674/
Bithun674/
Betuon674/
Vieton673/
Weiton673/
Bitoum673/
Vitond672/
Whitthohn672/
Bittum672/
Wittom672/
Wihton672/
Beitom672/
Vitoun672/
Buyton671/
Behton671/
Baitonova671/
Bitaun671/
Betgon671/
Bettom671/
Betutn671/
Wittonová671/
Widton671/
Vittom671/
Vittun671/
Vitoin671/
Vitong671/
Vittón671/
Bojton671/
Bython671/
Bydton671/
Betond671/
Betoen671/
Bitamt671/
Bithom671/
Bithón671/
Bitoom671/
Bituun671/
Bajton671/
Bietan671/
Witoun671/
Wioton671/
Bistom671/
Wieton670/
Whitthone670/
Bedton670/
Veiton670/
Bettun670/

Bitton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bitton in the Hindi language
बिट्टोंbittom75
बिटटोंbitatom25
Bitton in the Russian language
Биттонbitton-

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