Litt Surname

97,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Litt Surname Definition:

(English) Little [Middle English lit, Old English lýt] Cp. Lyte.

Litt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2791:159,04316,207
Canada6241:59,0476,964
France4561:145,66422,532
England3481:160,10915,012
Australia2381:113,42712,604
Germany1881:428,22138,630
India1691:4,538,848117,745
Russia1321:1,091,84182,080
Belgium1021:112,71216,775
New Zealand851:53,2748,505
Algeria681:568,11138,491
Kazakhstan261:680,09645,825
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Wales121:257,87814,969
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1641:148,63013,165
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Litt (117) may also be a first name.

Litt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Little [Middle English lit, Old English lýt] Cp. Lyte.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The small or short man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Old English, lite, little.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Litt Last Name Facts

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

Litt (Hindi: लिटट, Russian: Литт) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Litt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Litt? popularity and diffusion

Litt is the 97,471st most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,496,723 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Litt live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 864,112th most commonly used given name throughout the world It is held by 117 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,279 people, or 1 in 159,043. In The United States Litt is most common in: New York, where 16 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent are found and France, where 9 percent are found.

Litt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Litt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Litt last name increased 2,999 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 212 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Litt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Litt last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Litt surname are 37.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.25% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Litt earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.33% more than the national average, earning $50,628 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.75% more than the national average, earning $52,042 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Litte89251/
Laitt89137/
Liott8978/
Leitt8946/
Liett893/
Luitt893/
Listt892/
Litht891/
Loitt891/
Lit863,489/
Leitte80256/
Listte8056/
Laitte8018/
Lliott808/
Luitte805/
Loitte803/
Leitth801/
Leitts800/
Lithte800/
Leittz800/
List7520,502/
Lett7511,301/
Lite753,268/
Liot752,321/
Lait752,164/
Loit751,426/
Lith75734/
Leit75649/
Liet75639/
Lätt75513/
Luit75479/
Liht7568/
Lidt7511/
Lizt7511/
Lytt759/
Litp752/
Llit752/
Hlit752/
Lgit751/
Litd751/
Lißt751/
Lijt751/
Leggitt73940/
Littová7340/
Lischtt731/
Littova731/
Luggitt730/
Li67104,892,114/
Leite67514,653/
Leith679,313/
Licht678,770/
Leist676,260/
Letts675,967/
Lette673,107/
Liste672,071/
Laith671,363/
Laite67782/
Lieth67375/
Llait67368/
Luijt67268/
Leatt67220/
Løite67141/
Laist67105/
Loite6797/
Lithe6792/
Loits6782/
Loith6769/
Luite6767/
Lätte6767/
Leidt6747/
Loist6735/
Luits6731/
Lijst6730/
Gliit6730/
Gliet6726/
Leett6724/
Luist6722/
Lytts6721/
Liedt6719/
Lätth6719/
Leits6718/
Letth6715/
Lihte6710/
Liodt678/
Llett676/
Lists673/
Lidth673/
Lizst673/
Laits672/
Lisht672/
Listì672/
Luiht671/
Luitd671/
Llist671/
Lloit671/
Lisst671/
Lithp671/
Leutt671/
Lieht671/
Lyott671/
Lliot671/
Leiht671/
Leitp671/
Laait671/
Letht671/
Liait671/
Luizt671/
Lhlit671/
Lijzt671/
Laitp671/
Lestt671/
Leichtte670/
Luith670/

Litt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Litt in the Hindi language
लिटटlitata-
Litt in the Russian language
Литтlitt-

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