Flitt Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Flitt Surname Definition:

From Fleet; a location name in Hampshire, Lincolnshire; from the Dutch, Vliet; a personal name.

Flitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
England341:1,638,76668,634
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Flitt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Fleet; a location name in Hampshire, Lincolnshire; from the Dutch, Vliet; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Flitt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Flitt (Russian: Флитт) is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Flitt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,185,157th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. The surname Flitt occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Flitt reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 2,946,821. In The United States Flitt is most numerous in: New York, where 42 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent reside and Argentina, where 8 percent reside.

Flitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Flitt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Flitt last name grew 1,230 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 11 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flitt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Flitt are 11.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65% registered to vote for the party.

Flitt earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.32% more than the national average, earning $49,326 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fluitt911,284/
Flaitt9142/
Flitte918/
Fleitt911/
Flit89169/
Fleittz831/
Flaittz830/
Fillitt830/
Flett808,144/
Fluit801,073/
Fleit80116/
Flite80108/
Floit8083/
Flait8025/
Flißt8013/
Flith804/
Fliet802/
Flist801/
Fliht801/
Flijt801/
Fliot801/
Felliott770/
Fli75150/
Fleith731,087/
Flaitz73371/
Flette73200/
Fleite73199/
Fillit73155/
Fluijt73140/
Flieth73140/
Flaith7382/
Flicht7314/
Flaite733/
Fellit731/
Flihth731/
Fleist731/
Fleitd731/
Vliett731/
Fleits731/
Fluite730/
Flithe730/
Flaist730/
Flis6714,699/
Flih67577/
Flie67554/
Fliß67510/
Flet67387/
Filliot67175/
Fliz67150/
Flip67120/
Flai67115/
Fliś6750/
Flei6743/
Flid6738/
Pflicht6723/
Flyt6722/
Føli6716/
Filliet6715/
Floi6714/
Fillett679/
Flli674/
Flij674/
Flio674/
Flia674/
Flui672/
Fljt671/
Fellite671/
Flettte671/
Fleytts671/
Flii671/
Fellett671/
Felliot670/

Flitt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Flitt in the Russian language
Флиттflitt-

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