Pirritt Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Pirritt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pirritt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
United States91:40,273,215872,126
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
England71:3,482,19689,582

Pirritt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pirritt is held by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Pirritt.

How Common Is The Last Name Pirritt? popularity and diffusion

Pirritt is the 3,228,735th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Pirritt reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in Scotland, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 334,614. In Scotland it is primarily found in: West Lothian, where 50 percent are found, Highland, where 44 percent are found and Aberdeen City, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Scotland it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 24 percent are found.

Pirritt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pirritt has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Pirritt surname grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pirritte931/
Pirrit92112/
Perritt862,168/
Pirrett8634/
Pirriet861/
Purritt861/
Pirriot861/
Pirri834,116/
Pirit83326/
Perritte80253/
Perriott80175/
Pairrett8052/
Pierrett809/
Pirrette803/
Perriett801/
Phiritth801/
Poirriet801/
Peirrett800/
Peireitt800/
Pierri777,259/
Pirrie771,396/
Pirret77308/
Puritt77140/
Pirett77137/
Piroit7791/
Piriot7771/
Perrit7735/
Pirite7725/
Peritt7723/
Pirris7719/
Puirit7715/
Pirith778/
Peirri777/
Pairit775/
Phirri774/
Poirri772/
Piriet772/
Purrit771/
Pirrei771/
Phirit771/
Pierit771/
Pirrip771/
Pirist771/
Poirrette754/
Pairrette751/
Piri7350,035/
Perrett718,608/
Pierret715,453/
Perriot711,536/
Perriet71500/
Pierrie71122/
Pyrrait71106/
Purrett7177/
Pairett7176/
Pirette7158/
Pierett7127/
Poirret7127/
Pirretz7126/
Perroit7122/
Poirrie7119/
Pairiot7118/
Piriste7110/
Petritt718/
Periott717/
Pirrish717/
Perrytt716/
Poiriet714/
Phirrie714/
Pairith714/
Perrite713/
Peruitt713/
Phairit713/
Pureitt711/
Puruitt711/
Pueritt711/
Peritte711/
Perhitt711/
Perreit711/
Phirith711/
Peirret711/
Pirrete711/
Purrait711/
Puriett710/
Pairrie710/
Phiri67998,364/
Pieri6723,260/
Perri6716,707/
Piriz6714,667/
Piris6713,742/
Pirie678,690/
Piret674,343/
Pitri674,155/
Phetrrit672,261/
Piroi671,764/
Pirra671,707/
Perrette671,245/
Pirio67974/
Pairi67881/
Pirer67842/
Pirih67771/
Pirei67722/
Poirette67615/
Piori67536/
Perit67498/
Pirai67457/
Pirre67404/
Piriy67315/
Pirry67160/
Piriç67101/
Pisri6791/
Purit6785/
Pirgi6761/
Poiri6750/
Peiri6749/
Puiri6745/
Pirui6742/
Pirhi6732/
Pärri6725/
Pyrri6716/
Pihri6714/
Phairith6712/
Pirii677/
Pirré676/
Pirrè675/
Pirip675/
Pirij674/
Pirid674/
Pijri673/
Ppiri673/
Pirzi673/
Piryi672/
Pierriea672/
Pgiri672/
Pearrett672/
Pfiri671/
Pairette671/
Pirrí671/
Hpiri671/
Piryt671/
Perretts670/
Peurrett670/
Perroitz670/
Peirette670/
Petritte670/

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