Pitance Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Pitance Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pitance Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1401:82,11912,906
France1201:553,52375,172
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Pitance Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pitance is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pitance? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 956,400th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. The surname Pitance is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Pitance are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

It is most widespread in Belgium, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 82,119. In Belgium it is most common in: Walloon Region, where 96 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent reside and Flemish Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Belgium this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in France, where 44 percent reside and Thailand, where 3 percent reside.

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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 Pitance
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