Chitt Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Chitt 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.

Chitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1011:7,594,707163,091
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Chitt (1,275) may also be a first name.

Chitt 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

Chitt Last Name Facts

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

Chitt (Bengali: চিত্ত, Hindi: चित्त, Oriya: ଚିତ) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,537,949th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Chitt are found; 87 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 220,830th most widespread forename at a global level, held by 1,275 people.

The last name Chitt is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 7,594,707. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Karnataka, where 47 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 27 percent live and Maharashtra, where 12 percent live. Other than India Chitt occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 12 percent live and Qatar, where 7 percent live.

Chitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Chitt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chitt surname grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chitte9111,843/
Schitt91143/
Chiott9176/
Chaitt9144/
Chuitt9115/
Chhitt911/
Chitth911/
Chiett911/
Kchitt911/
Tchitt911/
Chihtt910/
Chit8973,921/
Hitt8911,519/
Citt89857/
Schiøtt83199/
Schuitt8354/
Scheitt8350/
Schaitt8340/
Schiott8335/
Schitte8314/
Chitthe8313/
Chistte838/
Chaitte835/
Schidtt832/
Schiett831/
Chuitts831/
Shchitt831/
Chait802,873/
Hiett802,805/
Huitt802,144/
Chite802,110/
Chiet80744/
Heitt80368/
Hoitt80314/
Chuit80280/
Hitte80276/
Chiot80274/
Citte80184/
Chhit80144/
Shitt8073/
Chist8070/
Chith8066/
Haitt8054/
Choit8045/
Chett8039/
Chytt8037/
Schit8032/
Cheit8025/
Khitt8011/
Scitt807/
Hitht802/
Cuitt802/
Hidtt801/
Chidt801/
Caitt800/
Histt800/
Chiththe7739/
Schiøtte7714/
Scheitte770/
Schuitte770/
Chittowa770/
Scheittz770/
Schichtt770/
Chi751,098,244/
Cit753,588/
Hit752,582/
Schuit732,360/
Chette732,350/
Chiste732,222/
Scheit731,118/
Schett73922/
Schytt73303/
Choitz73280/
Chisht73275/
Chhith73234/
Tchite73217/
Sheitt73200/
Schait73119/
Cuitte7385/
Schidt7380/
Chaite7373/
Shchit7357/
Schiet7342/
Schist7341/
Choite7333/
Chithe7317/
Shitte7315/
Coitte7314/
Schite7312/
Schjtt7311/
Chieht7311/
Chhite739/
Caitte739/
Chaits738/
Chaith737/
Choith736/
Chaitz736/
Cheite735/
Schiot734/
Haitht734/
Huitte734/
Chuite734/
Chisth734/
Cheidt733/
Chetts733/
Shitth733/
Heidtt733/
Khaitt732/
Schitd732/
Schith732/
Chestt732/
Chaait731/
Heitte731/
Chytte731/
Haitte731/
Shuitt731/
Shiett731/
Chetth731/
Tchait731/
Tchith731/
Hoitte731/
Schiøt731/
Tchuit731/
Tchiot731/
Ciette731/
Ch'hit731/
Chieth731/
Chettt731/
Shoitt731/
Hechtt731/
Shiott730/
Huidtt730/
Cheitz730/
Histte730/
Hiedtt730/
Heitts730/
Shaitt730/
Schoit730/
Scheidtts710/
Chai671,025,020/
Choi67439,579/
Shit6785,925/
Chui6749,650/
Hait6738,391/
Hite6717,289/
Scheidt6712,991/
Chis6710,820/
Chio6710,213/
Huit675,978/
Heit675,952/
Kitt675,558/
Chet674,347/
Chie673,212/
Coit672,859/
Chih672,490/
Hett672,421/
Khit671,539/
Schicht671,515/
Chiş671,419/
Chyt671,230/
Chiș671,123/
Chip671,030/
Sitt67954/
Chij67927/
Chii67902/
Schuijt67766/
Zitt67714/
Gitt67664/
Hoit67637/
Scheytt67583/
Schytte67517/
Chyi67455/
Ciet67418/
Schaidt67413/
Scheitz67405/
Schuite67397/
Haggitt67356/
Chei67352/
Chitowa67346/
Chiz67331/
Schiedt67295/
Cite67274/
Chiy67246/
Schjøtt67224/
Hişt67211/
Cait67181/
Zhit67171/
Hiet67169/
Chitova67151/
Chid6786/
Chhi6777/
Scheett6764/
Ceit6764/
Schaitz6759/
Cuit6758/
Uamchit6754/
Schiødt6753/
Tcheite6752/
Tchuite6751/
Schiøth6750/
Schi6740/
Jitt6738/
Hith6736/
Hoggitt6734/
Schätte6731/
Chishte6724/
Ceht6724/
Schuitz6717/
Cist6716/
Hytt6716/
Hsit6714/
Chaithe6713/
Huggitt6712/
Cittová6711/
Schaite6710/
Šitt6710/
Citd6710/
Hist678/
Chaiteh678/
Schuidt677/
Scheite677/
Scheutt676/
Schiodt676/
Xchi675/
Chichte674/
Hitp674/
Chitová674/
Chci673/
Hidt673/
Cett673/
Schettz673/
Hchi673/
Kcit673/
Ccit673/
Chgi673/
Schetts672/
Hiht672/
Scheitd672/
Schhidt672/
Zchi672/
Schidte672/
Scheiht672/
Schieth672/
Schøidt672/
Chaithp672/
Cheette671/
Cheztte671/
Chhithe671/
Scheatt671/
Schetdt671/
Schhiot671/
Schuytt671/
Cith671/
Schiste671/
Schioth671/
Tchette671/
Tchaite671/
Chơi671/
Cytt671/
Khaitte671/
Cgit671/
Schoidt671/
Schoite671/
Schaist671/
Zcit671/
Xcit671/
Xitt671/
Xhit671/
Czit671/
Hhit671/
Hcit671/
Hxit671/
Hkit671/
Heggitt670/
Cheatte670/
Scheist670/
Scheits670/
Schieht670/
Scheith670/
Schisdt670/
Shichtt670/
Schiddt670/
Ceistte670/
Hechtte670/
Schoitz670/

Chitt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chitt in the Oriya language
ଚିତcita-
Chitt in the Bengali language
চিত্তcitta99.61
চীত্তcitta0.39
Chitt in the Hindi language
चित्तcitta97.92
छित्ताchitta2.08

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