Dit Surname

27,503rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Dit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan13,2111:864172
Vietnam4,4311:20,909384
Kenya4571:101,0508,825
Indonesia2491:531,12143,021
Cameroon2151:96,60011,495
India1601:4,794,159122,003
Malaysia1021:289,15915,911
Pakistan961:1,860,87418,465
Uganda891:438,64426,475
Romania621:323,83728,474
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Philippines501:2,024,764119,725
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Cambodia461:336,6773,655
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
France261:2,554,720189,486
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
England41:13,929,515290,718
China41:341,830,39216,990
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

The alternate forms: Diț (2) are calculated separately.

Dit (5,105) may also be a first name.

Dit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dit (Bengali: দীত, Hindi: दीत, Oriya: ଦିତ) is borne by more people in South Sudan than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Diț. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dit? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dit is the 27,503rd most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 372,860 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Dit reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Dit is also the 94,970th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 5,105 people.

The last name Dit is most commonly used in South Sudan, where it is held by 13,211 people, or 1 in 864. Apart from South Sudan this last name occurs in 55 countries. It is also common in Vietnam, where 23 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.

Dit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dit has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Dit last name expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dit Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Dit surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Dit are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dit earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 22.08% less than the national average, earning $17,689,800 COP per year and in United States they earn 3.01% less than the national average, earning $41,852 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diț892/
Diot868,991/
Dith863,407/
Dait863,262/
Diet862,023/
Dite861,214/
Duit86509/
Ditt86417/
Doit86260/
Deit86244/
Dijt86170/
Didt8635/
Dist868/
Ddit863/
Dizt862/
Ditd861/
Dgit861/
Ditp861/
Dhit860/
Di801,965,708/
Deist751,662/
Duits751,520/
Dhait75836/
Ditte75682/
Dieth75422/
Daite75348/
Dhuit75280/
Deith75202/
Deits75181/
Dijst75176/
Htdit75153/
Dicht75150/
Diett75118/
Duitz75113/
Dhite7590/
Deitt7574/
Doite7559/
Doits7551/
Diott7541/
Diste7538/
Daith7531/
Doitz7525/
Deite7520/
Dithe7519/
Daitt7511/
Distt7511/
Daist7510/
Daitš759/
Duitt758/
Dhiet758/
Daits755/
Disht754/
Duist754/
Dhith754/
Ditth753/
Doist753/
Duite753/
Duith752/
Dhoit751/
Dioyt751/
Dizts751/
Daait751/
Dieht751/
Dijtz751/
Ddiht751/
Doith750/
Distz750/
Disst750/
Doitt750/
Dai674,941,711/
Dei67594,552/
Doi67140,806/
Dip6785,491/
Die6724,779/
Dio6718,836/
Diz679,533/
Dis674,667/
Dui673,795/
Deitch672,416/
Dhi672,011/
Dih671,308/
Did671,150/
Dii671,148/
Dyt671,110/
Dahait67945/
Det67616/
Ddi67599/
Diy67565/
Daitch67475/
Duijst67408/
Hdi67382/
Duijts67379/
Djt67280/
Dgi67122/
Duitch67116/
Daggit6794/
Dichte6788/
Dyi6769/
Deitte6767/
Doitch6759/
Tdi6740/
Diľ6736/
Ditova6730/
D'Hiet6730/
Dhiedt6730/
Dij6726/
Daitsh6724/
Dhaith6722/
Deggit678/
Dhaait677/
Deithe676/
Doitte676/
Diß676/
Doitsh675/
Dhaite675/
Dishte675/
Døi675/
Daithe673/
Dhitte672/
Dahiet672/
Deitsh672/
Duitte672/
Dói672/
D'Huit672/
Dijtte671/
Dhithe671/
Dhoite671/
Daheit671/
Deitph671/
Déi671/
Dại671/
Ådi671/
Ditowa671/
Diĺ671/
Diș671/
Daicht671/
D'I671/
Dheite671/
Dhuite671/
Ditthe671/
Doggit670/
Deidts670/
Duitsh670/
Deidtz670/

Dit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dit in the Hindi language
दीतdita63.89
दितdita32.41
दित्dit0.93
Dit in the Bengali language
দীতdita50
দিতdita50
Dit in the Oriya language
ଦିତdita50
ଦିତ୍dit28.13
ଡିଟdita12.5
ଦୀତdita6.25
ଦୀତରditara3.13

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dit
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