Parfitt Surname
Approximately 9,112 people bear this surname
Parfitt Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the perfect.' Middle English parfit; O.K. Parfit.
'He was a veray parfit gentil knight.': Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.
Robert Parfyte. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
Robert Partite.
Read More About This SurnameParfitt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,268 | 1:13,055 | 1,921 |
| Wales | 1,505 | 1:2,056 | 215 |
| United States | 1,498 | 1:241,962 | 23,100 |
| Australia | 639 | 1:42,247 | 5,396 |
| Canada | 429 | 1:85,887 | 9,521 |
| South Africa | 248 | 1:218,458 | 22,930 |
| New Zealand | 245 | 1:18,483 | 3,240 |
| Scotland | 75 | 1:71,384 | 5,479 |
| Netherlands | 31 | 1:544,748 | 49,659 |
| Bermuda | 27 | 1:2,418 | 390 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Venezuela | 15 | 1:2,013,605 | 24,362 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 11 | 1:10,034 | 1,440 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,850 | 1:13,176 | 1,989 |
| Wales | 331 | 1:4,738 | 328 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1:13,567 | 1,192 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 111 | 1:452,421 | 32,615 |
Parfitt Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the perfect.' Middle English parfit; O.K. Parfit.
'He was a veray parfit gentil knight.': Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.
Robert Parfyte. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
Robert Partite. Rolls of Parliament.
1620. Anthony Parfitt: Register of the University of Oxford.
1717. Married — William Littlebury and Mary Parfitt: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1780. — John Parfit and Esther Vickers: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-French-Latin) Perfect, Upright [Middle English parfit, parfyt, Old French parf(e)it (French parfait), Latin perfect-us] He [the ‘Doctour of Phisik] was a verray parfit praktisour.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 422.
For Iob the parfit patriarke repreoueth thy sawes.—Piers Plowman, xxi. 153.
From the French, Parfait; a personal name.
Parfitt Demographics
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Parfitt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Parfitt Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Parfitt (Russian: Парфитт) has its highest incidence in England. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Parfitt? popularity and diffusion
It is the 55,708th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 799,775 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Parfitt are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 4,268 people, or 1 in 13,055. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Somerset, where 13 percent reside, Greater London, where 11 percent reside and Kent, where 7 percent reside. Apart from England Parfitt is found in 42 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.
Parfitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Parfitt has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 231 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 455 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,350 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,071 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Parfitt Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Parfitt last name are 9.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.45% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Parfitt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.77% more than the national average, earning R 405,804 per year; in United States they earn 1.73% more than the national average, earning $43,896 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.19% more than the national average, earning $51,268 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parfittt | 93 | 1 | / |
| Parfaitt | 93 | 1 | / |
| Parfit | 92 | 85 | / |
| Parfait | 86 | 25,333 | / |
| Parfett | 86 | 594 | / |
| Perfitt | 86 | 472 | / |
| Porfitt | 86 | 6 | / |
| Parffit | 86 | 3 | / |
| Parfeit | 86 | 1 | / |
| Parfiet | 86 | 1 | / |
| Parfytt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Parfite | 86 | 0 | / |
| Parfi | 83 | 632 | / |
| Payrefitte | 82 | 1 | / |
| Parfaite | 80 | 1,979 | / |
| Parffett | 80 | 5 | / |
| Perfiett | 80 | 0 | / |
| Perffitt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Parfet | 77 | 164 | / |
| Perfit | 77 | 85 | / |
| Parfiz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Parfui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Parfis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Parfiy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Porfit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Peyrefitte | 71 | 505 | / |
| Perfett | 71 | 82 | / |
| Parfajt | 71 | 13 | / |
| Parfois | 71 | 5 | / |
| Perfait | 71 | 3 | / |
| Parfeet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Parfaiz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Perfeit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Parfete | 71 | 1 | / |
| Parfaid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Perffit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Parfa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Porfi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Parfe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Parfy | 67 | 3 | / |
Parfitt Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Parfitt in the Russian language | ||
| Парфитт | parfitt | - |
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