Lohit Surname

486,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 682 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Lohit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lohit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3991:1,922,47066,781
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Thailand941:751,472122,930
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England41:13,929,515290,718
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Lohit (19,383) may also be a first name.

Lohit Last Name Facts

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

Lohit (Bengali: লোহিত, Hindi: लोहित, Marathi: लोिहत, Oriya: େଲାହିତ) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lohit? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 486,864th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 10,685,551 people. Lohit is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Lohit reside; 59 percent reside in South Asia and 59 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 38,741st most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 19,383 people.

This last name is most common in India, where it is borne by 399 people, or 1 in 1,922,470. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 27 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 17 percent live and Karnataka, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account India Lohit occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 23 percent live and Thailand, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lohith91212/
Loheit91162/
Loheitt831/
Louit80760/
Lahit80443/
Laoit8047/
Lohet8035/
Lohid8018/
Lohić801/
Looit800/
Loeht800/
Lahhit73295/
Lehhit73273/
Lohest73155/
Louist7316/
Lahoit7311/
Lojuit736/
Louitt734/
Lhaoit734/
Lehith733/
Lohayt732/
Loaith731/
Loijet731/
Lahith731/
Lahitt731/
Lohoid731/
Lohoyt731/
Louits730/
Louitz730/
Looitt730/
Loehte730/
Loheitová712/
Lahitte671,344/
Loet67221/
Laheist6725/
Loechte6722/
Louisht673/
Louitte671/

Lohit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lohit in the Bengali language
লোহিতlohita-
Lohit in the Hindi language
लोहितlohita96.88
लोहीतlohita2.68
लाहितlahita0.45
Lohit in the Oriya language
େଲାହିତelahita92.06
େଲାହିତରelahitara4.23
େଲାହିତ୍elahit0.53
Lohit in the Marathi language
लोिहतloihata54.51
लोहीतlohita42.36
लोहीटlohita0.69
लोहीताlohita0.35
लोहीलlohila0.35
लोहीनlohina0.35

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