Pitu Surname

89,203rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Pitu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pitu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,5131:13,2701,695
India1,1961:641,35930,374
Bangladesh9911:160,8045,900
Solomon Islands5431:1,06843
Papua New Guinea3741:21,8012,341
Indonesia3271:404,43234,231
DR Congo2261:326,90129,253
Zimbabwe541:285,89329,291
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Austria141:608,24554,975
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
England11:55,718,059489,080
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Pitú (2) are calculated separately.

Pitu (8,823) may also be a first name.

Pitu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pitu (Bengali: পিতু, Hindi: पिटू, Marathi: पीटु, Oriya: ପିତୁ, Russian: Питу) has its highest incidence in Romania. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Pitú. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pitu? popularity and diffusion

Pitu is the 89,203rd most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,354,562 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 47 percent of Pitu reside; 41 percent reside in South Asia and 28 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 66,587th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 8,823 people.

The last name Pitu is most prevalent in Romania, where it is carried by 1,513 people, or 1 in 13,270. In Romania it is most common in: Suceava County, where 35 percent are found, Prahova County, where 18 percent are found and Bucharest Municipality, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Romania Pitu occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 18 percent are found.

Pitu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pitu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pitu last name grew 4,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pitu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pitu surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Pitu earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 35.57% more than the national average, earning $58,495 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.05% less than the national average, earning $44,692 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pitú922/
Pittu898,708/
Pitou892,196/
Pitau89527/
Pitut89307/
Pitus89298/
Pituy89192/
Phitu89143/
Pietu89138/
Pitud8969/
Pithu8963/
Piteu8950/
Paitu8927/
Pituț8927/
Peitu8926/
Pistu8912/
Pitgu8911/
Pitui896/
Pituu895/
Pituh894/
Pfitu894/
Puitu894/
Pitup894/
Piotu893/
Poitu892/
Pitux892/
Pituj891/
Poitou802,384/
Pittau802,235/
Pitout802,178/
Pituch801,127/
Pitaud80436/
Piteux80252/
Pitoux80227/
Pittui80150/
Pitous80107/
Poitau8098/
Puitau8068/
Pitaut8057/
Pistou8044/
Pittou8032/
Pittus8024/
Paitou8021/
Paistu8016/
Pitteu8015/
Piteus8014/
Pfithu8011/
Pithhu804/
Piotuh803/
Pitaus803/
Pitaux803/
Poitut803/
Pitthu802/
Pitahu802/
Pithou802/
Puitut801/
Phittu801/
Paitui801/
Peitou801/
Pitauh801/
Pithui801/
Pitudh801/
Poiteu801/
Poitus801/
Poitux801/
Paitus801/
Phaitu801/
Pithus800/
Putu7510,697/
Petu752,431/
Pitó7531/
Pitault731,003/
Poitout73639/
Poitoux73355/
Pithoud73185/
Piththu7384/
Pittuch733/
Pittuis732/
Phaitus731/
Phistus731/
Pietuha731/
Pitouch731/
Pittaud730/
Peitoux730/
Puttu671,191/
Petau67667/
Puthu67409/
Phutu67336/
Petou67241/
Pytus67139/
Petus67124/
Pethu67109/
Phetu6799/
Pitoe6785/
Peteu6783/
Putui6767/
Putuh6759/
Pettu6756/
Pätau6733/
Petuh6728/
Putau6725/
Pfutu6721/
Puutu6716/
Peetu6714/
Petux6714/
Putuy6712/
Petut6710/
Petuy6710/
Puytu678/
Pitoo677/
Pitão676/
Pytuh675/
Petuz674/
Pudtu673/
Peutu672/
Petuj672/
Pichteuh672/
Putuu672/
Peatu671/
Pituhova671/
Pestu671/
Pithó671/
Pittó671/

Pitu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pitu in the Oriya language
ପିତୁpitu59.69
ପିଟୁpitu35.38
ପିଟୂpitu2.46
ପୀତୁpitu1.23
ପୀଟୁpitu0.92
Pitu in the Marathi language
पीटुpitu55.56
पीटूpitu27.78
पीतूpitu16.67
Pitu in the Bengali language
পিতুpitu50
পিটুpitu38.89
পীতুpitu5.56
পিন্টুpintu5.56
Pitu in the Hindi language
पिटूpitu43.75
पीतूpitu13.66
पितुpitu10.19
पीटूpitu9.72
पिटुpitu8.8
पितूpitu5.79
पीतुpitu3.01
पीटुpitu2.55
िपटूipatu0.93
िपटुipatu0.69
पिंटूpintu0.46
पिन्टूpintu0.46
Pitu in the Russian language
Питуpitu-

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