Pewitt Surname

263,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pewitt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pewitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4801:244,90523,335
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

Pewitt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pewitt occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pewitt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 263,899th most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,910,745 people. The surname Pewitt is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Pewitt reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,480 people, or 1 in 244,905. In The United States Pewitt is mostly found in: Tennessee, where 42 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 0 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.

Pewitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pewitt has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,410 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pewitt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pewitt surname are 12.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.81% being registered to vote for the party.

Pewitt earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.41% more than the national average, earning $45,050 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pewitte9242/
Piewitt9234/
Peweitt921/
Poewitt921/
Peewitt920/
Pewit910/
Pevitt83458/
Pewett83135/
Piwitt836/
Powitt834/
Pewite831/
Peavitt773/
Pechwit771/
Peivett770/
Pewette770/
Pawit73831/
Piwit7351/
Powit7336/
Pevit731/
Pewet730/
Pavitt672,372/
Pavett67276/
Pivett6734/
Pesuit6731/
Pivitt6728/
Pewete675/
Piwwit675/
Paveit675/
Poewet674/
Pewetz672/
Pawett671/
Powett671/
Povett671/
Pawait671/
Phowit671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pewitt
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