Kermitt Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Kermitt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kermitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Kermitt (308) may also be a first name.

Kermitt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kermitt (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﻣﻴﺖ) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kermitt? popularity and diffusion

Kermitt is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Kermitt is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Kermitt are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 501,377th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 308 people.

Kermitt is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Kermitt is mostly concentrated in: Tennessee, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 20 percent live.

Kermitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kermitt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kermitt surname declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kermit92145/
Kermite86454/
Kermiet8648/
Kermett863/
Kermith862/
Keurmit861/
Koermit861/
Kermeit861/
Kirmit77749/
Kermet7717/
Karmit775/
Cermit774/
Kormit772/
Kermid771/
Kremit771/
Chermit711,304/
Kirmite716/
Kremith714/
Quermit713/
Kermetz713/
Kormait711/
Khormit711/
Kermets711/
Kharmit711/
Kirmett710/
Carmitt710/
Kormett710/

Kermitt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kermitt in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺮﻣﻴﺖkrmyt-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kermitt
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