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Where Does The Last Name Girit Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Girit (Hindi: गिरीत, Marathi: िगरीत, Oriya: ଗିରିଟ, Russian: Гирит) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Girit? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 292,829^th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,584,326 people. The last name Girit occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Girit are found; 63 percent are found in West Asia and 62 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Girit is also the 1,005,046^th most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 90 people.

This surname is most widely held in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,215 people, or 1 in 64,051. In Turkey Girit is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 55 percent are found, Rize Province, where 9 percent are found and Sanliurfa Province, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Turkey it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Girit Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Girit last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.