Chit Surname
Approximately 73,921 people bear this surname
Chit Surname Definition:
(English) 1 a pet name [Middle English chit, baby, pert child, whelp, kitten: cp. Old English cíð, a sprout] 2 the rare Anglo-Saxon pers. name Citta.
Chit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | 52,049 | 1:998 | 106 |
| Cambodia | 17,798 | 1:870 | 234 |
| Iran | 2,104 | 1:36,494 | 4,312 |
| Thailand | 319 | 1:221,437 | 37,236 |
| Malaysia | 312 | 1:94,533 | 6,546 |
| Romania | 201 | 1:99,890 | 11,370 |
| United States | 151 | 1:2,400,390 | 147,856 |
| India | 132 | 1:5,811,101 | 137,947 |
| Hong Kong | 112 | 1:65,495 | 1,203 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Singapore | 68 | 1:80,996 | 3,278 |
| Mexico | 60 | 1:2,068,770 | 19,099 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Russia | 56 | 1:2,573,626 | 147,394 |
| Brunei | 37 | 1:11,317 | 1,397 |
| Sweden | 37 | 1:266,129 | 18,422 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Taiwan | 26 | 1:901,721 | 6,312 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Poland | 15 | 1:2,533,917 | 108,409 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Laos | 9 | 1:732,036 | 508 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Vietnam | 7 | 1:13,235,151 | 2,948 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Moldova | 6 | 1:593,561 | 36,655 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Chit (398,137) may also be a first name.
Chit Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) 1 a pet name [Middle English chit, baby, pert child, whelp, kitten: cp. Old English cíð, a sprout] 2 the rare Anglo-Saxon pers. name Citta.
Chit Demographics
Average Chit Salary in
United States
$47,367 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chit Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chit (Bengali: চিৎ, Hindi: चित, Marathi: चीट, Oriya: ଚିତ, Russian: Чит, Tibetan: ཅིཏ་) is borne by more people in Myanmar than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chit click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chit? popularity and diffusion
Chit is the 7,673rd most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,586 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Chit live; 73 percent live in South Asia and 70 percent live in Burmo-Asia. Chit is also the 2,595th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 398,137 people.
The surname is most common in Myanmar, where it is carried by 52,049 people, or 1 in 998. Outside of Myanmar it exists in 67 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 24 percent reside and Iran, where 3 percent reside.
Chit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Chit has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 5,033 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Chit Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Chit surname are 25.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72% being registered with the political party.
The amount Chit earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.78% more than the national average, earning $47,367 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.22% more than the national average, earning $52,278 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chit in the Hindi language | ||
| चित | cita | 93.55 |
| चीत | cita | 4.84 |
| चिट | cita | 0.54 |
| ाचित | acita | 0.54 |
| Chit in the Bengali language | ||
| চিৎ | cit | 66.67 |
| চিত | cita | 33.33 |
| Chit in the Marathi language | ||
| चीट | cita | 66.67 |
| चीत | cita | 33.33 |
| Chit in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚିତ | cita | 60.41 |
| ଚିତର | citara | 35.31 |
| ଚିଟ | cita | 1.84 |
| ଚୀତ | cita | 0.41 |
| Chit in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཅིཏ་ | chita | 50 |
| ཅིད་ | chi | 50 |
| Chit in the Russian language | ||
| Чит | cit | - |
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