Chit Surname

7,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73,921 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Cambodia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar52,0491:998106
Cambodia17,7981:870234
Iran2,1041:36,4944,312
Thailand3191:221,43737,236
Malaysia3121:94,5336,546
Romania2011:99,89011,370
United States1511:2,400,390147,856
India1321:5,811,101137,947
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Singapore681:80,9963,278
Mexico601:2,068,77019,099
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Russia561:2,573,626147,394
Brunei371:11,3171,397
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Qatar341:69,3536,725
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Taiwan261:901,7216,312
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Israel161:534,85239,210
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Norway131:395,56035,657
England131:4,286,005132,302
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Laos91:732,036508
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Finland61:916,11741,832
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
China51:273,464,31313,838
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Macau11:601,6301,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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་) occurs most in Myanmar. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chit? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,673rd most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,586 people. The last name Chit is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Chit live; 73 percent live in South Asia and 70 percent live in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 2,595th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 398,137 people.

The surname Chit is most common in Myanmar, where it is held by 52,049 people, or 1 in 998. Barring Myanmar this last name exists in 67 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 24 percent live and Iran, where 3 percent live.

Chit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Chit has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 5,033 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chait892,873/
Chite892,110/
Chiet89744/
Chuit89280/
Chiot89274/
Chhit89144/
Chitt89135/
Chist8970/
Chith8966/
Choit8945/
Schit8932/
Cheit8925/
Chidt891/
Chi861,098,244/
Cit863,588/
Hit862,582/
Chitte8011,843/
Schuit802,360/
Chiste802,222/
Scheit801,118/
Choitz80280/
Chisht80275/
Chhith80234/
Tchite80217/
Schitt80143/
Schait80119/
Schidt8080/
Chiott8076/
Chaite8073/
Shchit8057/
Chaitt8044/
Schiet8042/
Schist8041/
Choite8033/
Chithe8017/
Chuitt8015/
Schite8012/
Chieht8011/
Chhite809/
Chaits808/
Chaith807/
Choith806/
Chaitz806/
Cheite805/
Schiot804/
Chuite804/
Chisth804/
Cheidt803/
Schitd802/
Schith802/
Chhitt801/
Chaait801/
Chitth801/
Chiett801/
Tchait801/
Tchith801/
Kchitt801/
Schiøt801/
Tchuit801/
Tchiot801/
Ch'hit801/
Chieth801/
Tchitt801/
Chihtt800/
Cheitz800/
Schoit800/
Chai751,025,020/
Choi75439,579/
Shit7585,925/
Chui7549,650/
Hait7538,391/
Hite7517,289/
Hitt7511,519/
Chis7510,820/
Chio7510,213/
Huit755,978/
Heit755,952/
Chet754,347/
Chie753,212/
Coit752,859/
Chih752,490/
Khit751,539/
Chiş751,419/
Chyt751,230/
Chiș751,123/
Chip751,030/
Chij75927/
Chii75902/
Citt75857/
Hoit75637/
Chyi75455/
Ciet75418/
Chei75352/
Chiz75331/
Cite75274/
Chiy75246/
Hişt75211/
Cait75181/
Zhit75171/
Hiet75169/
Chid7586/
Chhi7577/
Ceit7564/
Cuit7558/
Schi7540/
Hith7536/
Ceht7524/
Cist7516/
Hsit7514/
Citd7510/
Hist758/
Xchi755/
Hitp754/
Chci753/
Hidt753/
Hchi753/
Kcit753/
Ccit753/
Chgi753/
Hiht752/
Zchi752/
Cith751/
Chơi751/
Cgit751/
Zcit751/
Xcit751/
Xhit751/
Czit751/
Hhit751/
Hcit751/
Hxit751/
Hkit751/
Scheidt7312,991/
Schicht731,515/
Schuijt73766/
Schaidt73413/
Scheitz73405/
Schuite73397/
Chitowa73346/
Schiedt73295/
Schiøtt73199/
Chitova73151/
Schaitz7359/
Schuitt7354/
Uamchit7354/
Schiødt7353/
Tcheite7352/
Tchuite7351/
Schiøth7350/
Scheitt7350/
Schaitt7340/
Schiott7335/
Chishte7324/
Schuitz7317/
Schitte7314/
Chitthe7313/
Chaithe7313/
Schaite7310/
Chistte738/
Chaiteh738/
Schuidt737/
Scheite737/
Schiodt736/
Chaitte735/
Chichte734/
Chitová734/
Schidtt732/
Scheitd732/
Schhidt732/
Schidte732/
Scheiht732/
Schieth732/
Schøidt732/
Chaithp732/
Chhithe731/
Schhiot731/
Schiett731/
Schiste731/
Chuitts731/
Shchitt731/
Schioth731/
Tchaite731/
Schoidt731/
Schoite731/
Schaist731/
Scheist730/
Scheits730/
Schieht730/
Scheith730/
Schisdt730/
Schiddt730/
Schoitz730/
Ci67157,992/
Hecht6736,377/
Hi6728,693/
Heidt678,390/
Chaiy674,785/
Shuit674,204/
Chete674,196/
Haist673,338/
Chich673,222/
Hiett672,805/
Heist672,621/
Chhet672,498/
Huitt672,144/
Haith672,130/
Schei671,734/
Chaia671,727/
Chaid671,641/
Schio671,517/
Khait671,078/
Chhih671,062/
Schie671,032/
Heite67955/
Chipp67878/
Cheat67758/
Chieh67702/
Chije67634/
Shite67611/
Chish67593/
Kecht67555/
Huite67485/
Shait67466/
Shith67455/
Coite67389/
Haidt67376/
Heitt67368/
Haite67363/
Schai67354/
Khiet67354/
Chois67346/
Chest67345/
Hoitt67314/
Chais67289/
Hitte67276/
Chiea67265/
Chaai67252/
Schitova67225/
Chaij67219/
Heits67195/
Hoitz67189/
Citte67184/
Scheithe67181/
Histe67180/
Kheit67178/
Chihe67176/
Schiz67169/
Cheij67164/
Huits67162/
Heijt67157/
Chiss67152/
Schet67146/
Heith67145/
Tshit67139/
Hithe67135/
Chuiz67133/
Chaip67126/
Cuite67125/
Huith67118/
Cheth67112/
Chhai67107/
Sciot67102/
Cheis6796/
Choij6793/
Hoite6782/
Schui6780/
Shitt6773/
Khuit6770/
Chișe6762/
Cehte6756/
Chayt6755/
Haitt6754/
Khoit6749/
Chuis6747/
Scheicht6744/
Chaih6743/
Ciste6741/
Chiththe6739/
Chett6739/
Dzhit6738/
Chytt6737/
Chhoi6734/
Khite6734/
Hisht6731/
Khiot6730/
Caits6727/
Cheet6726/
Schid6726/
Cheid6726/
Chied6725/
Chchi6724/
Chaiz6723/
Haits6723/
Chioa6723/
Huist6722/
Choid6720/
Tchet6720/
Coith6718/
Tschuitz6718/
Cheyt6717/
Schoi6716/
Hoist6715/
Khith6715/
Caite6715/
Chyot6714/
Schichte6714/
Schiøtte6714/
Chuih6713/
Sicht6712/
Scheidts6712/
Chets6712/
Schuijts6712/
Hoith6711/
Khitt6711/
Chiod6711/
Cuijt6710/
Shist679/
Choih678/
Chajt678/
Cheih678/
Chiey678/
Schiødte678/
Chaitova678/
Høite678/
Heißt678/
Shitp677/
Scitt677/
Chisp677/
Choyt677/
Shiet677/
Haiht677/
Chhip676/
Ceite676/
Chizz675/
Chhui675/
Schii675/
Scheidtz675/
Ciete675/
Chișș675/
Chioy675/
Cheiz675/
Scite674/
Shiht674/
Shoit674/
Scith674/
Sciet674/
Chyte674/
Choiy674/
Shiot673/
Cithe673/
Hiedt673/
Secht673/
Chidd673/
Chuip673/
Cists673/
Schij673/
Chyts673/
Cheht673/
Huizt673/
Chiej673/
Chjth673/
Sheit672/
Schiy672/
Scheidth672/
Hoidt672/
Hitht672/
Kicht672/
Caist672/
Cheip672/
Chhei672/
Cuitt672/
Chuiy672/
Chyth672/
Schis672/
Cuitz672/
Cuist672/
Chisz672/
Zhiet672/
Tchid672/
Caith671/
Choip671/
Choiz671/
Cecht671/
Chhid671/
Hchoi671/
Hycht671/
Huidt671/
Hgiht671/
Hidtt671/
Csith671/
Coidt671/
Shhit671/
Sshit671/
Hicht671/
Ceith671/
Shidt671/
Histø671/
Hiztz671/
Jschi671/
Zhith671/
Zchai671/
Schih671/
Sycht671/
Chuid671/
Chuij671/
Ckait671/
Cietz671/
Chchhait671/
Cchet671/
Ceist671/
Cuits671/
Cheić671/
Scheiste671/
Xchoi671/
Cgiht671/
Chzet671/
Coijt671/
Chihs671/
Hqkit671/
Coits670/
Coitz670/
Cisst670/
Scheitte670/
Caitt670/
Schuitte670/
Histt670/
Kcith670/
Chittowa670/
Scheittz670/
Schichtt670/

Chit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chit in the Hindi language
चितcita93.55
चीतcita4.84
चिटcita0.54
ाचितacita0.54
Chit in the Bengali language
চিৎcit66.67
চিতcita33.33
Chit in the Marathi language
चीटcita66.67
चीतcita33.33
Chit in the Oriya language
ଚିତcita60.41
ଚିତରcitara35.31
ଚିଟcita1.84
ଚୀତcita0.41
Chit in the Tibetan language
ཅིཏ་chita50
ཅིད་chi50
Chit in the Russian language
Читcit-

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