Hite Surname
Approximately 17,289 people bear this surname
Hite Surname User-submission:
Derived from the Middle English word heyt, meaning 'summit,' 'height,' or 'top'. It can also be an Americanized form of the German name 'Heit', which also translates to 'height'
Hite Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,073 | 1:22,551 | 2,831 |
| Australia | 328 | 1:82,304 | 9,537 |
| Indonesia | 272 | 1:486,210 | 39,964 |
| Solomon Islands | 200 | 1:2,900 | 288 |
| England | 98 | 1:568,552 | 34,674 |
| Canada | 70 | 1:526,366 | 44,416 |
| India | 61 | 1:12,574,842 | 222,490 |
| South Africa | 51 | 1:1,062,308 | 63,943 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Colombia | 9 | 1:5,308,230 | 18,838 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 61 | 1:399,596 | 24,084 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,184 | 1:15,772 | 2,010 |
Hite (2,007) may also be a first name.
Hite Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Derived from the Middle English word heyt, meaning 'summit,' 'height,' or 'top'. It can also be an Americanized form of the German name 'Heit', which also translates to 'height'
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Average Hite Salary in
United States
$42,762 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hite Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hite Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hite (Hindi: हीते, Oriya: ହିେତ) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hite? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 30,885th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 421,513 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Hite reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 168,700th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 2,007 people.
It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 16,073 people, or 1 in 22,551. In The United States it is most common in: Virginia, where 10 percent are found, Ohio, where 7 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States Hite exists in 44 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Hite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hite has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hite surname grew 505 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 161 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hite Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Hite last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hite last name are 20.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.87% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hite earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.1% less than the national average, earning R 87,696 per year; in Colombia they earn 51.44% more than the national average, earning $34,380,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.9% less than the national average, earning $42,762 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.69% more than the national average, earning $55,986 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hite Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hite in the Oriya language | ||
| ହିେତ | hieta | 66.67 |
| ହୀେତ | hieta | 33.33 |
| Hite in the Hindi language | ||
| हीते | hite | 35.71 |
| हितेश | hitesa | 28.57 |
| हिते | hite | 28.57 |
| हितेष | hitesa | 7.14 |
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Footnotes
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