Fitting Surname

251,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Fitting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fitting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1681:310,32428,453
Germany3441:234,02725,880
France171:3,907,219231,005
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
India51:153,413,076951,030
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:308,09024,322

Fitting (14) may also be a first name.

Fitting Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fitting occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fitting? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fitting is the 251,029th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,615,292 people. Fitting is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Fitting reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Fitting is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 14 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,168 people, or 1 in 310,324. In The United States Fitting is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Washington, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States it is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 22 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Fitting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fitting has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fitting surname rose 717 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fitting Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fitting last name are 13.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fitting earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.16% more than the national average, earning $45,809 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.53% less than the national average, earning $45,944 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fittings930/
Fiting92104/
Fittin92103/
Fetting861,432/
Vitting86302/
Fieting86122/
Fittion862/
Feiting861/
Fütting861/
Faiting861/
Fittina861/
Fittien860/
Fitin83122/
Fuisting80178/
Faisting8025/
Veitting800/
Fitina7716,933/
Fitten77514/
Füting77233/
Fistin77181/
Fettin77110/
Feting7763/
Vittin7713/
Faitin7712/
Futing7710/
Viting778/
Fising776/
Feitin775/
Fettng774/
Foitin772/
Fithin771/
Fiteng771/
Fitingova755/
Fitn730/
Festing71314/
Faising71208/
Vieting71206/
Vetting71141/
Faithin7147/
Fetings7124/
Fettien7122/
Fütings7119/
Fettyng717/
Feiteng712/
Feuting711/
Foituin711/
Faituin711/
Fithten711/
Feitten711/
Feitien711/
Feising711/
Faistin711/
Fissing711/
Faitien711/
Fueting711/
Vaiting711/
Feating710/
Fetteng710/
Fithien710/
Faitten710/
Vitin67636/
Foing67197/
Fetin67151/
Fisin67123/
Fiten67105/
Faing6744/
Fitne6728/
Fechting6725/
Fitim6721/
Fisching6716/
Phetting6714/
Fuing679/
Feing674/
Faitn673/
Fitinova672/
Ficin671/
Finhg671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fitting
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