Pit Surname
Approximately 29,859 people bear this surname
Pit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 24,918 | 1:30,784 | 2,260 |
| Netherlands | 927 | 1:18,217 | 2,846 |
| Cambodia | 865 | 1:17,904 | 1,239 |
| Indonesia | 567 | 1:233,244 | 21,562 |
| France | 413 | 1:160,830 | 25,023 |
| Romania | 404 | 1:49,698 | 6,149 |
| Papua New Guinea | 332 | 1:24,559 | 2,704 |
| Philippines | 327 | 1:309,597 | 43,505 |
| Brazil | 253 | 1:846,144 | 30,541 |
| DR Congo | 219 | 1:337,350 | 29,912 |
| Malaysia | 130 | 1:226,879 | 13,060 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| United States | 69 | 1:5,253,028 | 264,570 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Taiwan | 21 | 1:1,116,416 | 7,706 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Northern Cyprus | 8 | 1:39,876 | 7,494 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
The alternate forms: Piț (31), Pîț (31) & Pîţ (1) are calculated separately.
Pit (14,508) may also be a first name.
Pit Demographics
Average Pit Salary in
United States
$37,383 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pit (Bengali: পিত, Hindi: पित, Marathi: पीट, Oriya: ପିତ) is most common in India. It may occur as: Piț, Pîț or Pîţ. Click here for other possible spellings of Pit.
How Common Is The Last Name Pit? popularity and diffusion
Pit is the 18,467th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 244,065 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Pit are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Pit is also the 47,487th most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 14,508 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 24,918 people, or 1 in 30,784. In India Pit is mostly found in: Haryana, where 98 percent are found, Chandigarh, where 1 percent are found and West Bengal, where 1 percent are found. Not including India Pit is found in 84 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 3 percent are found and Cambodia, where 3 percent are found.
Pit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pit has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pit last name increased 431 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 242 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pit Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (79%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.
The amount Pit earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 76.55% less than the national average, earning €7,043 per year; in South Africa they earn 82.43% less than the national average, earning R 41,760 per year; in United States they earn 13.36% less than the national average, earning $37,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.46% less than the national average, earning $42,997 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piț | 89 | 31 | / |
| Pitt | 86 | 37,128 | / |
| Pait | 86 | 17,687 | / |
| Piot | 86 | 7,153 | / |
| Piet | 86 | 6,071 | / |
| Pite | 86 | 1,124 | / |
| Phit | 86 | 496 | / |
| Poit | 86 | 450 | / |
| Puit | 86 | 191 | / |
| Pidt | 86 | 119 | / |
| Piht | 86 | 101 | / |
| Pist | 86 | 73 | / |
| Peit | 86 | 62 | / |
| Piët | 86 | 56 | / |
| Pith | 86 | 55 | / |
| Pfit | 86 | 9 | / |
| Pizt | 86 | 8 | / |
| Bpit | 86 | 2 | / |
| Pitì | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pgit | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hpit | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pi | 80 | 346,347 | / |
| Pîț | 78 | 31 | / |
| Pîţ | 78 | 1 | / |
| Pithe | 75 | 3,999 | / |
| Piste | 75 | 3,793 | / |
| Picht | 75 | 1,557 | / |
| Piedt | 75 | 1,335 | / |
| Paite | 75 | 820 | / |
| Pitte | 75 | 570 | / |
| Poist | 75 | 541 | / |
| Paitz | 75 | 306 | / |
| Paist | 75 | 294 | / |
| Poite | 75 | 269 | / |
| Peist | 75 | 259 | / |
| Paith | 75 | 235 | / |
| Pieth | 75 | 230 | / |
| Poitz | 75 | 220 | / |
| Puite | 75 | 201 | / |
| Piett | 75 | 184 | / |
| Piott | 75 | 155 | / |
| Pioth | 75 | 136 | / |
| Peite | 75 | 108 | / |
| Puits | 75 | 56 | / |
| Puitz | 75 | 33 | / |
| Peith | 75 | 32 | / |
| Peits | 75 | 32 | / |
| Pijst | 75 | 28 | / |
| Piëst | 75 | 25 | / |
| Paitt | 75 | 22 | / |
| Puitt | 75 | 15 | / |
| Poits | 75 | 15 | / |
| Phist | 75 | 12 | / |
| Pizte | 75 | 12 | / |
| Phite | 75 | 10 | / |
| Puith | 75 | 10 | / |
| Phiet | 75 | 9 | / |
| Pietd | 75 | 7 | / |
| Phitt | 75 | 4 | / |
| Phith | 75 | 4 | / |
| Poith | 75 | 3 | / |
| Paits | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pisht | 75 | 3 | / |
| Peitt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pfeit | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pieht | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pitth | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pittì | 75 | 2 | / |
| Peidt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pheit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pioht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Piztz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pihte | 75 | 1 | / |
| Paait | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poitt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Puijt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Puist | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ppiot | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pihtd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Paiht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pei | 67 | 1,063,959 | / |
| Phi | 67 | 103,016 | / |
| Pai | 67 | 68,548 | / |
| Pio | 67 | 50,762 | / |
| Pie | 67 | 5,595 | / |
| Poi | 67 | 4,710 | / |
| Pet | 67 | 4,334 | / |
| Pui | 67 | 4,054 | / |
| Pis | 67 | 2,509 | / |
| Pii | 67 | 1,866 | / |
| Paiste | 67 | 1,296 | / |
| Piz | 67 | 1,175 | / |
| Ppi | 67 | 1,134 | / |
| Pjt | 67 | 941 | / |
| Pip | 67 | 918 | / |
| Pishte | 67 | 626 | / |
| Pih | 67 | 584 | / |
| Pyt | 67 | 451 | / |
| Pid | 67 | 282 | / |
| Bpi | 67 | 202 | / |
| Paithe | 67 | 164 | / |
| Poitte | 67 | 142 | / |
| Piy | 67 | 122 | / |
| Pyi | 67 | 96 | / |
| Paitch | 67 | 71 | / |
| Piš | 67 | 68 | / |
| Pitova | 67 | 62 | / |
| Vpi | 67 | 44 | / |
| Pij | 67 | 43 | / |
| Pisthe | 67 | 32 | / |
| Phaith | 67 | 20 | / |
| Poists | 67 | 17 | / |
| Più | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hpi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Peitch | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pgi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Piëtte | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pitová | 67 | 9 | / |
| Poiteh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Puiste | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pichts | 67 | 8 | / |
| Paitte | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pfi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Piś | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phoite | 67 | 5 | / |
| Peitte | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pitowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Puisht | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phijth | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hpaite | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peiste | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pheith | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poicht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peithe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peitts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puitte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puitts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pheitt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfaitz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paihte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paitts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paistė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piå | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pið | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pichte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paiteh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfeist | 67 | 0 | / |
| Paggit | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pischt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Peicht | 67 | 0 | / |
| Peitsh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Peisht | 67 | 0 | / |
Pit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pit in the Bengali language | ||
| পিত | pita | - |
| Pit in the Marathi language | ||
| पीट | pita | - |
| Pit in the Hindi language | ||
| पित | pita | 99.09 |
| Pit in the Oriya language | ||
| ପିତ | pita | 90.83 |
| ପୀତ | pita | 8.07 |
| ପିତ୍ | pit | 0.14 |
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