Hitt Surname

45,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Hitt Surname Definition:

Richard de Iz, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); John Hitti, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum). William de Iz, Norm. c. 1200 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

Hitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,8011:33,5584,197
England2771:201,14817,563
Jordan1191:74,3066,149
Argentina701:610,62043,172
Australia381:710,41347,396
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Wales261:119,0209,008
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
France171:3,907,219231,005
Austria121:709,62061,025
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
India61:127,844,230863,365
Palestine41:1,137,21216,054
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1741:140,08812,645
Wales111:142,5835,610
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8341:27,3823,367

Hitt (55) may also be a first name.

Hitt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Richard de Iz, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); John Hitti, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum). William de Iz, Norm. c. 1200 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Hitt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hitt (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﺤﻴﺖ, Hindi: हित्त) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hitt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 45,070th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 632,654 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Hitt are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hitt is also the 1,336,256th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 55 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 10,801 people, or 1 in 33,558. In The United States Hitt is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 15 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Virginia, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and Jordan, where 1 percent live.

Hitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hitt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hitt last name expanded 589 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 236 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hitt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Hitt surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hitt surname are 20.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.35% being registered with the party.

The amount Hitt earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,164 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.4% less than the national average, earning $43,023 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hiett892,805/
Huitt892,144/
Heitt89368/
Hoitt89314/
Hitte89276/
Chitt89135/
Haitt8954/
Khitt8911/
Hitht892/
Hidtt891/
Histt890/
Hit862,582/
Itt86675/
Chitte8011,843/
Chiott8076/
Chaitt8044/
Chuitt8015/
Haitht804/
Huitte804/
Heidtt803/
Khaitt802/
Chhitt801/
Chitth801/
Chiett801/
Heitte801/
Hioytt801/
Haitte801/
Hoitte801/
Huidtt800/
Chihtt800/
Histte800/
Hiedtt800/
Heitts800/
Chit7573,921/
Hait7538,391/
Hite7517,289/
Huit755,978/
Heit755,952/
Hett752,421/
Khit751,539/
Itte751,510/
Iott75832/
Gitt75664/
Hoit75637/
Hişt75211/
Hiet75169/
Jitt7538/
Hith7536/
Eitt7525/
Hytt7516/
Hist758/
Itth755/
Aitt754/
Uitt754/
Hitp754/
Istt754/
Hidt753/
Oitt752/
Hiht752/
Yitt752/
Yhtt751/
Iztt751/
Hhit751/
Ittt751/
Itdt751/
Haggitt73356/
Hoggitt7334/
Chitthe7313/
Huggitt7312/
Chistte738/
Chaitte735/
Chuitts731/
Khaitte731/
Heggitt730/
Hi6728,693/
It6719,944/
Heidt678,390/
Haist673,338/
Chait672,873/
Heist672,621/
Haith672,130/
Chite672,110/
Khait671,078/
Heite67955/
Chiet67744/
Huite67485/
Hette67466/
Jitte67464/
Haidt67376/
Haite67363/
Chuit67280/
Chiot67274/
Yitte67208/
Heits67195/
Hoitz67189/
Histe67180/
Kheit67178/
Huits67162/
Heijt67157/
Khett67155/
Heith67145/
Hetts67145/
Chhit67144/
Hithe67135/
Jaitt67122/
Hoytt67121/
Huith67118/
Uitts6798/
Hoite6782/
Chist6770/
Khuit6770/
Chith6766/
Khoit6749/
Juitt6748/
Choit6745/
Chiththe6739/
Chett6739/
Chytt6737/
Yitts6736/
Ehiet6735/
Gaitt6734/
Khite6734/
Hisht6731/
Khiot6730/
Hytte6728/
Cheit6725/
Haits6723/
Huist6722/
Hoist6715/
Khith6715/
Hoith6711/
Eitte6711/
Haytt6711/
Uitte6711/
Hätte679/
Høite678/
Heißt678/
Haiht677/
Huytt675/
Heatt674/
Eitts674/
Heytt674/
Aitte674/
Hiedt673/
Huizt673/
Ahait672/
Hoidt672/
Oitth672/
Hettz672/
Oidtt671/
Hestt671/
Huidt671/
Hgiht671/
Hieth671/
Hjett671/
Aitts671/
Hicht671/
Oitte671/
Hètte671/
Itthe671/
Histø671/
Hiztz671/
Chidt671/
Gitth671/
Oitts670/
Goitt670/
Hydtt670/
Chittowa670/
Hioyt670/

Hitt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hitt in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﺤﻴﺖlhyt-
Hitt in the Hindi language
हित्तhitta-

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