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
The last name Chit (Bengali: চিৎ, Hindi: चित, Marathi: चीट, Oriya: ଚିତ, Russian: Чит, Tibetan: ཅིཏ་) is found most in Myanmar. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chit? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,673rd most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 98,586 people. The surname Chit is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Chit reside; 73 percent reside in South Asia and 70 percent reside in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 2,595th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 398,137 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Myanmar, where it is carried by 52,049 people, or 1 in 998. Without taking into account Myanmar Chit exists in 67 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 24 percent reside and Iran, where 3 percent reside.
Chit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Chit has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chit surname grew 5,033 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 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 US average, with 72% registered with the 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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