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Where Does The Last Name Palit Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Palit (Bengali: পালিত, Hindi: पालित, Marathi: पालीत, Oriya: ପାଲିତ) occurs most in India. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palit? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 18,397^th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 243,137 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Palit live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 56 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 239,753^rd most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 1,107 people.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 16,708 people, or 1 in 45,910. In India Palit is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 81 percent live, Jharkhand, where 5 percent live and Odisha, where 3 percent live. Not including India it occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 25 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.

Palit Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Palit has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 19,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Palit Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Palit last name are 8.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.17% being registered to vote for the party.

Palit earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.24% more than the national average, earning $54,473 USD per year.