Pterit Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Pterit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pterit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1741:265,40217,619
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142

Pterit (98) may also be a first name.

Pterit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pterit is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Pterit.

How Common Is The Last Name Pterit? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,248,410th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. Pterit is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pterit reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Pterit is also the 956,749th most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 98 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 265,402. In Kenya it is mostly found in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent live. Excluding Kenya it is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pteri911/
Pteris835/
Pteroi834/
Ptteri831/
Pteehri771/
Pėteris771/
Ptteris771/
Bteri7333/
Ptere736/
Ptera731/
Ptiri731/
Pėterytė711/
Pterer67313/
Bhteri6718/
Pterry671/
Btheri671/
Pthera671/
Pterre670/
Pteire670/
Btharit621/
Ptira5513/
Ptire551/
Btgiri501/
Bhtera501/
Btyori501/

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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 Pterit
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis