Pittam Surname

250,142nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Pittam Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Petham,' a parish in Kent.

1575- John Pittam, Oxfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1671. Married — John Pittham and Anne Wilmote: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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Pittam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6721:82,9149,155
India4331:1,771,51463,254
United States2411:1,503,979102,346
Canada741:497,91342,460
Australia491:550,93340,757
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Wales161:193,40812,484
Guyana111:69,2935,568
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2471:98,68610,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Pittam (282) may also be a first name.

Pittam Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Petham,' a parish in Kent.

1575- John Pittam, Oxfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1671. Married — John Pittham and Anne Wilmote: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Pittam Last Name Facts

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

Pittam (Hindi: पित्तम, Marathi: पीतम, Oriya: ପିାମ) is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Pittam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pittam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 250,142nd most frequent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,594,922 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Pittam reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 527,582nd most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 282 people.

The surname Pittam is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 672 people, or 1 in 82,914. In England Pittam is most frequent in: Northamptonshire, where 15 percent reside, West Midlands, where 11 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 6 percent reside. Apart from England this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in India, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Pittam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pittam has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Pittam surname increased 272 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 709 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pittam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pittam surname are 21.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.8% being registered with the party.

The amount Pittam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 484.33% more than the national average, earning R 1,388,600 per year; in United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.14% more than the national average, earning $73,106 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pittham92107/
Pittamn923/
Pittame921/
Pitam911,564/
Phittham864/
Puttam83779/
Pettam83431/
Pitham83192/
Pittom83122/
Pittan83113/
Pitame8353/
Pitaum8352/
Phitam8335/
Paitam8316/
Pitamh8314/
Pistam8312/
Pitaam834/
Puitam832/
Peitam831/
Puttham77367/
Pitthan77350/
Pittane77158/
Pitasim7772/
Phaitam7760/
Pittang7746/
Pitaham7733/
Puttamm7726/
Phitham7720/
Pistaim779/
Phuttam775/
Pittome773/
Paitham773/
Puuttam771/
Pittain771/
Pittand771/
Petteam771/
Paaitam771/
Pitan731,696/
Putam73156/
Petam73120/
Pitom7321/
Phuttham711,152/
Phitthan71291/
Peettamm7119/
Phittang7114/
Pitahame713/
Pittacin711/
Putthaum711/
Piththan711/
Paithamn711/
Paitan676,924/
Pitton674,379/
Pistan672,639/
Pithan671,068/
Pitang67901/
Poitan67590/
Pettan67121/
Peetam67115/
Pitane6796/
Pitann6794/
Pitaan6777/
Putham6774/
Pietan6752/
Pištan6733/
Pitome6726/
Pudtam6722/
Piotan6719/
Peteam6717/
Phitan679/
Pitain678/
Pithom678/
Petham676/
Pettom676/
Peitan674/
Pitand673/
Pestam673/
Paytam673/
Pitant672/
Puttom672/
Pittón672/
Petaum672/
Petaam671/
Pitajn671/
Pietom671/
Pitomg671/
Pytham671/
Phutam671/
Phetam671/
Phuththam671/
Pitean670/

Pittam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pittam in the Hindi language
पित्तमpittama-
Pittam in the Oriya language
ପିାମpiama-
Pittam in the Marathi language
पीतमpitama-

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