Kit Surname

32,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Kit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia8,8531:1,749392
Malaysia1,7301:17,0491,656
Turkey5791:134,40710,921
Brunei5161:811160
India5111:1,501,10656,456
Hong Kong4921:14,910383
United States4891:741,22558,038
Indonesia4651:284,40725,521
Papua New Guinea3991:20,4352,154
Russia3931:366,72535,999
Canada2441:151,00715,383
Thailand2231:316,76454,578
Poland2121:179,28724,589
Brazil1551:1,381,12546,713
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Taiwan981:239,2322,001
United Arab Emirates901:101,8038,801
England881:633,16037,224
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Philippines781:1,297,92697,909
Singapore641:86,0583,478
Cameroon501:415,38135,427
France491:1,355,566135,191
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Australia271:999,84158,390
China251:54,692,8632,965
Macau231:26,158332
Belarus231:413,09041,560
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Slovenia171:146,33413,558
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Croatia131:325,27730,776
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Wales51:618,90625,852
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malta11:430,2723,380
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

The alternate forms: Kít (1) are calculated separately.

Kit (344,741) may also be a first name.

Kit Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kit (Arabic: عدة, Georgian: კიტ, Hindi: कित, Marathi: कीट, Oriya: କିତ, Russian: Кит, Tibetan: སྐྱིད་) is held by more people in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Kít. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kit? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 32,369th most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 442,904 people. The last name Kit is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Kit are found; 72 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 54 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 3,028th most common given name internationally. It is borne by 344,741 people.

This surname is most common in Cambodia, where it is held by 8,853 people, or 1 in 1,749. In Cambodia Kit is mostly found in: Phnom Penh, where 20 percent reside, Kandal Province, where 12 percent reside and Prey Veng Province, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Cambodia Kit occurs in 97 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 11 percent reside and Turkey, where 4 percent reside.

Kit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kit has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kit surname expanded 802 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kit Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kit last name is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus and Orthodox (45%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kit last name are 3.78% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.01% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kit earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 25.86% less than the national average, earning R 176,184 per year; in United States they earn 24.49% more than the national average, earning $53,716 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.72% more than the national average, earning $54,514 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kít891/
Kite8615,860/
Kitt865,558/
Kiet864,375/
Kuit861,641/
Khit861,539/
Kait861,289/
Koit86738/
Kith86522/
Keit86394/
Kiot8686/
Kcit863/
Kitd862/
Kkit862/
Kqit862/
Kidt861/
Kizt861/
Gkit861/
Qkit861/
Hkit861/
Kgit861/
Keith7580,997/
Kaite758,589/
Koite756,289/
Keitt751,789/
Kuijt751,642/
Khait751,078/
Kuite751,040/
Kaith75891/
Kitte75606/
Kieth75373/
Khiet75354/
Kithe75285/
Keite75204/
Kheit75178/
Kiett7570/
Khuit7570/
Khoit7549/
Khite7534/
Khiot7530/
Kiszt7518/
Kistt7517/
Khith7515/
Khitt7511/
Kioth756/
Koist754/
Kittp753/
Kitht752/
Kaait752/
Kicht752/
Koith752/
Keiht751/
Keitp751/
Kidte751/
Kéith751/
Kuitt751/
Ckait751/
Hqkit751/
Kaitt750/
Kuitz750/
Kuith750/
Kcith750/
Kieht750/
Ket6718,712/
Kyt676,597/
Khaith674,770/
Kitova673,950/
Cit673,588/
Kid672,592/
Khiste672,444/
Kitowa67190/
Kaithe67151/
Kuithe6770/
Kitová6759/
Kaiste6739/
Keijts6736/
Koiste6729/
Khaite6720/
Khaist6716/
Koitch6713/
Kheite6710/
Kheith678/
Kjt678/
Keithe677/
Khaidt677/
Kuijte677/
Qit674/
Kaaith673/
Kuiste673/
Khisht673/
Khaitt672/
Kahait672/
Keiteh672/
Koiteh672/
Kuitch672/
Khoits672/
Keithh671/
Kaisht671/
Kaitht671/
Kaitth671/
Khithe671/
Khoite671/
Koitte671/
Kchitt671/
Khoith671/
Khhiot671/
Kaheit671/
Kahiet671/
Kistte671/
Gkeits671/
Kaitch670/
Kisthe670/
Keitth670/
Keittz670/

Kit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kit in the Georgian language
კიტkit-
Kit in the Marathi language
कीटkita-
Kit in the Oriya language
କିତkita57.32
କିଟkita21.95
କୀଟkita13.41
କୀତkita4.88
କିଟ୍kit2.44
Kit in the Hindi language
कितkita45.1
कीतkita40.2
किटkita13.73
Kit in the Tibetan language
སྐྱིད་kyi33.33
ཀིད་ki33.33
ཀིཏ་kita33.33
Kit in the Russian language
Китkit-
Kit in the Arabic language
عدةdt-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kit
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