Priit Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Estonia

Priit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Priit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India941:8,160,270170,569
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Priit (5,927) may also be a first name.

Priit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Priit (Hindi: प्रीित, Russian: Приит) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Priit? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,604,449th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. Priit is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Priit are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 86,362nd most common given name globally. It is borne by 5,927 people.

This surname is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 8,160,270. In India it is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 98 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 1 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 1 percent are found. Barring India this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 25 percent are found and Finland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prijit913/
Prijith8313/
Praijit836/
Priet80745/
Priis8063/
Priji8018/
Priyt8013/
Prioi801/
Priie800/
Priest7333,483/
Prietz73941/
Prijić73763/
Prieth73345/
Priete73339/
Prihoi7378/
Prihić7316/
Priett739/
Prijič736/
Priggi735/
Prietp732/
Pryite731/
Priiss731/
Prioie731/
Priedt731/
Prihei731/
Priyte731/
Priyst731/
Phrjit731/
Pryitt731/
Prjait731/
Prioio731/
Pryitz731/
Prijiz731/
Prihui731/
Prehit731/
Priets730/
Prie67847/
Prueitt67416/
Prié6763/
Prji6715/
Prieste674/
Prietch673/
Priette673/
Priests673/
Prjaith671/
Priestp671/
Priesst671/
Preijhi671/
Priestt670/

Priit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Priit in the Hindi language
प्रीितpriita71.43
प्रिीतpriita14.29
पृीतprita14.29
Priit in the Russian language
Приитpriit-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Priit
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