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

Pirritt is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pirritt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. Pirritt is mostly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Pirritt are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in Scotland, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 334,614. In Scotland Pirritt is most frequent in: West Lothian, where 50 percent live, Highland, where 44 percent live and Aberdeen City, where 6 percent live. Excluding Scotland Pirritt exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 24 percent live.

Pirritt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pirritt has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Pirritt last name 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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