Pittet Surname

70,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,013 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Pittet Surname Definition:

Vars. of Pettet, Pettit, q.v.

Pittet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland5,5751:1,473117
France9461:70,2149,791
Canada1841:200,24819,574
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Chile521:338,7789,521
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Pittet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Vars. of Pettet, Pettit, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pittet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pittet is found most frequently in Switzerland. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pittet? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 70,474th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,039,148 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Pittet live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

It is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 5,575 people, or 1 in 1,473. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of Vaud, where 54 percent reside, Canton of Fribourg, where 25 percent reside and Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Switzerland this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also found in France, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Pittet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pittet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pittet surname grew 1,475 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pittet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pittet are 7.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.17% being registered with the party.

The amount Pittet earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.99% less than the national average, earning $38,405 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.21% less than the national average, earning $42,622 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pitteet921/
Pittett920/
Piettet920/
Pitet91574/
Pitte91570/
Piette8310,001/
Pitter835,364/
Pettet831,826/
Piotte83619/
Pittie83420/
Pittea83187/
Poitte83142/
Piotet83133/
Pittey8340/
Pittes8316/
Pitteu8315/
Piëtte8311/
Pittit838/
Puttet836/
Paitte835/
Pitete835/
Peitte834/
Pittee832/
Pittei832/
Puitte831/
Pititt831/
Pietet831/
Pistet831/
Pitted830/
Pitett830/
Pitite830/
Pite801,124/
Pettett771,442/
Petitte77428/
Pettiet77124/
Putteet77117/
Pitette7746/
Pitteea7744/
Phithet7743/
Pitterr7718/
Petteit7715/
Pistets7714/
Pittiot7714/
Poitter778/
Paittee777/
Pittitt773/
Puttett773/
Paitter773/
Pettetp772/
Pettete772/
Pettets772/
Paitite771/
Phitter771/
Peitter771/
Peittit771/
Piettit771/
Pichtte770/
Pitther770/
Piettea770/
Piettie770/
Pitta7332,450/
Pitti7313,418/
Piter737,234/
Pitty734,130/
Pithe733,999/
Piste733,793/
Pette731,510/
Pieta731,211/
Pitea73872/
Paite73820/
Petet73431/
Piety73411/
Pitie73409/
Putet73317/
Pittí73308/
Poite73269/
Pitje73235/
Piete73224/
Puite73201/
Pites73193/
Pitei73125/
Piteľ73115/
Peite73108/
Pytte7392/
Pitit7374/
Piote7365/
Piteu7350/
Pitey7331/
Piteĺ7316/
Pitep7312/
Pizte7312/
Phite7310/
Piteh739/
Pitté738/
Pitez733/
Pited732/
Pitej732/
Pittá732/
Pitee732/
Piteå732/
Pihte731/
Pityt731/
Phaithet71253/
Phutthet71163/
Pettitte7155/
Pettiett7110/
Phetthet717/
Pfistter714/
Poitther711/
Petter6713,109/
Petitt673,702/
Pister672,428/
Pettey672,242/
Piotti672,226/
Petite672,117/
Peiter672,031/
Pettie671,825/
Pither671,688/
Paiste671,296/
Pitiot671,009/
Pietta67929/
Pishte67626/
Pettee67567/
Pettes67537/
Pittis67510/
Pistea67466/
Pithie67413/
Peteet67358/
Paiter67285/
Poiter67249/
Pistey67181/
Pittaa67173/
Puteth67168/
Piethe67164/
Paithe67164/
Petett67155/
Pittui67150/
Petete67150/
Pithey67149/
Pištej67132/
Piştea6764/
Puthet6761/
Petted6754/
Peitti6742/
Peutet6735/
Puitti6735/
Paitta6733/
Pisthe6732/
Pyotte6724/
Peteut6722/
Pistej6720/
Petteh6719/
Peutte6719/
Pettei6718/
Pittha6717/
Paitei6717/
Péteut6716/
Phiter6715/
Pihtje6715/
Pettyt6713/
Petets6710/
Pettge6710/
Paitee6710/
Poites6710/
Pittai679/
Pestet679/
Paites679/
Piștea678/
Poiteh678/
Puiste678/
Pietay676/
Pittio675/
Pieëte675/
Phoite675/
Pithes674/
Putted674/
Pietha674/
Pittiy673/
Phitta673/
Puitta673/
Paytte673/
Pitesh673/
Pytter673/
Paitey673/
Pätter673/
Hpaite672/
Ppiter672/
Piteer672/
Peiste672/
Paitti672/
Pietie672/
Peette671/
Peithe671/
Peitta671/
Puteet671/
Putitt671/
Puitei671/
Ppitti671/
Pfiter671/
Pistti671/
Pithit671/
Pitije671/
Pitith671/
Pittiz671/
Pittoi671/
Paihte671/
Phites671/
Pétter671/
Petteu671/
Pfiete671/
Phitez671/
Pietty671/
Piethé671/
Pihter671/
Phetet671/
Peitee671/
Pisteh671/
Pitess671/
Pitieh671/
Pitihe671/
Pištey671/
Pityth671/
Pitães671/
Poiteu671/
Poitie671/
Puiter671/
Peites671/
Peitie671/
Phutet671/
Pichte671/
Paiteh671/
Peitit670/
Pettea670/
Peitey670/
Pyttie670/
Peitez670/
Pistes670/
Peatte670/
Phitty670/

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