Profitt Surname

154,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Profitt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Profitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2591:160,45116,333
Canada1741:211,75620,505
Guyana1711:4,457796
England1211:460,48030,233
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Australia371:729,61448,196
Namibia61:401,56710,578
British Virgin Islands51:6,319600
Wales41:773,63329,106
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Profitt Last Name Facts

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

Profitt is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Profitt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 154,749th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,569,657 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Profitt are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,259 people, or 1 in 160,451. In The United States it is most numerous in: Kentucky, where 21 percent live, Ohio, where 20 percent live and North Carolina, where 5 percent live. Besides The United States Profitt occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent live and Guyana, where 6 percent live.

Profitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Profitt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,138 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 212 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Profitt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Profitt last name are 17.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.15% being registered with the party.

The amount Profitt earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 33.31% less than the national average, earning R 158,472 per year; in United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,876 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.18% less than the national average, earning $49,595 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Proffitt9313,501/
Profitte9315/
Profittt931/
Prosfitt931/
Proefitt931/
Profit923,037/
Proffitte884/
Proiffitt881/
Proffit862,664/
Profijt86419/
Profeit8651/
Profiet866/
Proufit864/
Profite862/
Profith862/
Profett862/
Profhit861/
Profi83682/
Proudfit80442/
Prophitt80171/
Proffett8037/
Preffitt8023/
Proffith806/
Profette801/
Proffiet801/
Proffitp801/
Profaite801/
Proodfit800/
Profis77281/
Profet77179/
Profio77146/
Proffi7734/
Prefit7734/
Profyt7721/
Profii772/
Profie772/
Profiy771/
Proofi771/
Profip771/
Profid771/
Proudfett750/
Prophit7194/
Profete7192/
Proffet7133/
Profest7111/
Profeet7110/
Proffie712/
Profhet711/
Profète711/
Phrofet710/
Profets710/
Profe67579/
Prophett67267/
Profy6771/
Profa672/
Prophite672/
Prophith671/
Profê671/
Profí671/
Profhete671/
Prafi671/
Proffete670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Profitt
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