Lit Surname
Approximately 3,489 people bear this surname
Lit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 1,095 | 1:14,144 | 1,114 |
| Malaysia | 433 | 1:68,116 | 4,997 |
| Netherlands | 350 | 1:48,249 | 8,255 |
| United States | 342 | 1:1,059,821 | 77,412 |
| Indonesia | 257 | 1:514,588 | 41,930 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Hong Kong | 183 | 1:40,085 | 710 |
| Philippines | 78 | 1:1,297,926 | 97,909 |
| Papua New Guinea | 72 | 1:113,246 | 15,376 |
| Singapore | 64 | 1:86,058 | 3,478 |
| Israel | 58 | 1:147,545 | 15,555 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| India | 46 | 1:16,675,334 | 263,471 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| Romania | 28 | 1:717,067 | 48,956 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
Lit (4,395) may also be a first name.
Lit Demographics
Average Lit Salary in
United States
$49,588 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lit (Bengali: লিত, Hindi: लीत, Oriya: ଲିଟ) is carried by more people in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lit click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lit? popularity and diffusion
It is the 129,773rd most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,088,721 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Lit reside; 56 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 31 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Lit is also the 104,058th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 4,395 people.
The last name Lit is most frequently used in Cambodia, where it is held by 1,095 people, or 1 in 14,144. In Cambodia it is primarily concentrated in: Siem Reap Province, where 16 percent are found, Kampong Thom Province, where 14 percent are found and Steung Treng Province, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Cambodia it is found in 63 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 12 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 10 percent are found.
Lit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lit has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lit last name rose 1,368 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lit Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Lit are 7.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.32% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Lit earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 485.16% more than the national average, earning R 1,390,560 per year; in United States they earn 14.92% more than the national average, earning $49,588 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.35% more than the national average, earning $61,286 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| List | 86 | 20,502 | / |
| Litt | 86 | 4,869 | / |
| Lite | 86 | 3,268 | / |
| Liot | 86 | 2,321 | / |
| Lait | 86 | 2,164 | / |
| Loit | 86 | 1,426 | / |
| Lith | 86 | 734 | / |
| Leit | 86 | 649 | / |
| Liet | 86 | 639 | / |
| Luit | 86 | 479 | / |
| Liht | 86 | 68 | / |
| Lidt | 86 | 11 | / |
| Lizt | 86 | 11 | / |
| Litp | 86 | 2 | / |
| Llit | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hlit | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lgit | 86 | 1 | / |
| Litd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lißt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lijt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Li | 80 | 104,892,114 | / |
| Leite | 75 | 514,653 | / |
| Leith | 75 | 9,313 | / |
| Licht | 75 | 8,770 | / |
| Leist | 75 | 6,260 | / |
| Liste | 75 | 2,071 | / |
| Laith | 75 | 1,363 | / |
| Laite | 75 | 782 | / |
| Lieth | 75 | 375 | / |
| Llait | 75 | 368 | / |
| Luijt | 75 | 268 | / |
| Litte | 75 | 251 | / |
| Løite | 75 | 141 | / |
| Laitt | 75 | 137 | / |
| Laist | 75 | 105 | / |
| Loite | 75 | 97 | / |
| Lithe | 75 | 92 | / |
| Loits | 75 | 82 | / |
| Liott | 75 | 78 | / |
| Loith | 75 | 69 | / |
| Luite | 75 | 67 | / |
| Leidt | 75 | 47 | / |
| Leitt | 75 | 46 | / |
| Loist | 75 | 35 | / |
| Luits | 75 | 31 | / |
| Lijst | 75 | 30 | / |
| Gliit | 75 | 30 | / |
| Gliet | 75 | 26 | / |
| Luist | 75 | 22 | / |
| Liedt | 75 | 19 | / |
| Leits | 75 | 18 | / |
| Lihte | 75 | 10 | / |
| Liodt | 75 | 8 | / |
| Liett | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lists | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lidth | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lizst | 75 | 3 | / |
| Luitt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Listt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Laits | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lisht | 75 | 2 | / |
| Listì | 75 | 2 | / |
| Litht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luiht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luitd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Llist | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lloit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lisst | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lithp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lieht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Loitt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lliot | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leiht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leitp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laait | 75 | 1 | / |
| Liait | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luizt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lhlit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lijzt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laitp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luith | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lei | 67 | 3,739,001 | / |
| Lai | 67 | 3,581,809 | / |
| Let | 67 | 158,562 | / |
| Lui | 67 | 99,152 | / |
| Lis | 67 | 91,537 | / |
| Lie | 67 | 50,006 | / |
| Loi | 67 | 38,016 | / |
| Lia | 67 | 35,092 | / |
| Leitch | 67 | 15,697 | / |
| Lio | 67 | 11,281 | / |
| Leicht | 67 | 10,110 | / |
| Liz | 67 | 7,308 | / |
| Lip | 67 | 3,340 | / |
| Lichte | 67 | 2,305 | / |
| Lid | 67 | 1,974 | / |
| Lii | 67 | 1,162 | / |
| Lih | 67 | 1,158 | / |
| Lli | 67 | 1,018 | / |
| Liß | 67 | 919 | / |
| Litova | 67 | 914 | / |
| Liy | 67 | 604 | / |
| Leithe | 67 | 538 | / |
| Leiste | 67 | 400 | / |
| Lyt | 67 | 393 | / |
| Leitte | 67 | 256 | / |
| Loicht | 67 | 240 | / |
| Gliedt | 67 | 196 | / |
| Leijte | 67 | 141 | / |
| Lischt | 67 | 104 | / |
| Lhi | 67 | 91 | / |
| Lyi | 67 | 86 | / |
| Lhoist | 67 | 84 | / |
| Listte | 67 | 56 | / |
| Lahait | 67 | 53 | / |
| Leiths | 67 | 53 | / |
| Laicht | 67 | 51 | / |
| Lij | 67 | 43 | / |
| Leiszt | 67 | 37 | / |
| Loidts | 67 | 32 | / |
| Llaite | 67 | 32 | / |
| Lleite | 67 | 30 | / |
| Hli | 67 | 30 | / |
| Leggit | 67 | 25 | / |
| Laitte | 67 | 18 | / |
| Lisæth | 67 | 16 | / |
| Luijts | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lliott | 67 | 8 | / |
| Leijdt | 67 | 8 | / |
| Laiste | 67 | 8 | / |
| Litová | 67 | 7 | / |
| Leitås | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lichts | 67 | 5 | / |
| Luitte | 67 | 5 | / |
| Laitch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Laisht | 67 | 4 | / |
| Loiste | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luiste | 67 | 4 | / |
| Laisth | 67 | 4 | / |
| Laidte | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laithe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lichtz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Loitte | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hleite | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leisht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lgi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leists | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laggit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ljt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loithe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lishte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laaite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liṓ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glilet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lại | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lợi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lishzt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liù | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liǔ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyaite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Léi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leistz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leitth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhaith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lichth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leidtz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leitts | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lithte | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leittz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leitsh | 67 | 0 | / |
Lit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lit in the Bengali language | ||
| লিত | lita | - |
| Lit in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲିଟ | lita | 50 |
| ଲିତ | lita | 50 |
| Lit in the Hindi language | ||
| लीत | lita | 44.44 |
| लित | lita | 27.78 |
| लिट | lita | 11.11 |
| ललित | lalita | 11.11 |
| लीट | lita | 5.56 |
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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
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- 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 Lit
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