Nit Surname

307,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Nit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4211:1,822,00864,478
Indonesia2801:472,31938,999
Cambodia1791:86,5202,269
Iran911:843,76441,424
Malaysia811:364,12619,261
Afghanistan471:684,1107,621
Taiwan381:616,9674,529
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Nit (40,567) may also be a first name.

Nit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nit (Bengali: নিত, Hindi: नीत, Marathi: नीत, Oriya: ନିତ, Russian: Нить) is most common in India. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nit? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 307,971st most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,944,165 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Nit reside; 46 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 34 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 21,950th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 40,567 people.

The surname Nit is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 421 people, or 1 in 1,822,008. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 82 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 6 percent are found and Haryana, where 5 percent are found. Excluding India this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 23 percent are found and Cambodia, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nait8622,786/
Nite861,534/
Nist861,138/
Niot86430/
Niet86395/
Ngit86244/
Hnit86223/
Nith86222/
Nitt86206/
Noit86138/
Nuit8641/
Neit8620/
Ništ8610/
Gnit866/
Niht863/
Nitp862/
Nizt862/
Nhit861/
Niët861/
Nijt861/
Nitd861/
Ni801,989,657/
Naite751,140/
Nicht75743/
Niste75555/
Nijst75451/
Nitte75375/
Noite75357/
Nieth75333/
Niedt75297/
Neith75286/
Neite75260/
Neist75218/
Neidt75214/
Nithe75193/
N'Ait75146/
Nuite75127/
Nisht75114/
Nuijt7599/
Naith7583/
Noitz7551/
Gnite7551/
Naitt7539/
Ngait7533/
Nnite7528/
Neijt7527/
Gnist7515/
Naitz7515/
Nuits7514/
Naist7513/
Gneit7512/
Neits7510/
Noith759/
Neiht758/
Gnoit757/
Gnitt756/
Naits754/
Hnist752/
Ngiht752/
Nihte752/
Hnith752/
Nhait751/
Nhite751/
Noits751/
Niott751/
Hnite751/
Ngoit751/
Ngnit751/
Nitht751/
Nigyt751/
Nidth751/
Niett751/
Naiht751/
Nnhit751/
Nuitt750/
Nuitz750/
Nieht750/
Nistt750/
Nie671,701,671/
Nai6782,857/
Net6756,237/
Nio6739,349/
Nyi6739,101/
Nii6727,402/
Niz6716,389/
Nhi6714,462/
Noi6711,836/
Ngi676,056/
Nei674,892/
Nip674,560/
Nid673,384/
Nui672,359/
Nis672,163/
Nih671,734/
Nij671,495/
Gneist67664/
Niy67334/
Hni67276/
Nni67243/
Neijts67222/
Neitch67170/
Nyt67141/
Gni6799/
Nitova6786/
Hneith6786/
Nichts6745/
Nischt6742/
Neitte6726/
Nisthe6722/
Nichte6719/
Gniste6716/
Neithe679/
Naithe678/
Gnicht678/
Gneitt676/
Nht676/
Njt675/
Nistås674/
Nishte673/
Naijte673/
Neitsh672/
Naitte672/
Neists672/
Gnitte672/
Gnithe672/
Hnaith672/
Naitch672/
Noistz672/
Nooiet672/
Neiste672/
Nishht671/
H'Neit671/
Nuiste671/
Naiste671/
Åni671/
Gnaith671/
D'Niet671/
Noggit671/
Neicht670/
Noithe670/

Nit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nit in the Marathi language
नीतnita97.3
नीताnita2.7
Nit in the Hindi language
नीतnita71.17
नितnita15.05
शान्तिsanti4.85
नीतूnitu3.32
नीत्nit0.51
Nit in the Oriya language
ନିତnita71.05
ନୀତnita15.79
ନିଟnita10.53
ନିଟ୍nit2.63
Nit in the Bengali language
নিতnita25
নিতীশnitisa25
নিতাইnita'i25
নীতnita12.5
নিৎnit12.5
Nit in the Russian language
Нитьnit-

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