Unit Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Unit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Unit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran5021:152,95313,358
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
Malaysia391:756,26235,302
China251:54,692,8632,965
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
England101:5,571,806158,774
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Unit (1,504) may also be a first name.

Unit Last Name Facts

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

Unit (Bengali: উনিত, Hindi: उनीत, Marathi: उनीत, Oriya: ଉନିତ) has its highest incidence in Iran. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Unit? popularity and diffusion

The last name Unit is the 503,100th most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 11,160,101 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Unit reside; 77 percent reside in South Asia and 77 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 200,416th most frequent forename world-wide, held by 1,504 people.

This last name is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 502 people, or 1 in 152,953. In Iran Unit is most frequent in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 21 percent live, Tehran Province, where 16 percent live and Ardabil Province, where 9 percent live. Outside of Iran Unit exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent live and Malaysia, where 6 percent live.

Unit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Unit has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Unit last name contracted 41 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Unitt89753/
Unite89661/
Unhit89224/
Ugnit89189/
Gunit8947/
Ungit8938/
Unith8914/
Uinit894/
Umnit894/
Hunit893/
Uniot893/
Unnit892/
Aunit892/
Ounit891/
Usnit891/
Unait891/
Uni869,412/
Ausnit8014/
Unaite8014/
Hugnit8014/
Haunit808/
Hunait804/
Guniot804/
Gunnit803/
Aunite803/
Guneit802/
Huynit802/
Ouhnit802/
Ounnit802/
Gunait801/
Hungit801/
Hunite801/
Ounite801/
Gungit801/
Aungit801/
Eunist800/
Guni7511,736/
Unni7510,851/
Unis753,989/
Huni753,753/
Ouni752,884/
Ungi752,342/
Auni751,663/
Usni751,035/
Unyi75960/
Unai75575/
Unie75335/
Unoi75303/
Init75285/
Unio75279/
Unet75206/
Onit75170/
Unei75137/
Unui75132/
Utni7594/
Ugni7550/
Umni7547/
Unij7538/
Unih7536/
Unip7531/
Ujni7513/
Unii7511/
Unid7511/
Uniz757/
Uuni755/
Euni754/
Unhi753/
Uyni753/
Uniy752/
Uniś751/
Unñi751/
Đuni751/
Unjt751/
Houniet73156/
Gouniot7311/
Hounnit732/
Huttnit731/
Huynitt731/
Huenitt731/
Hugnitt731/
Gaunitt731/
Guneitt731/
Gunneit731/
Unitova731/
Ounnist731/
Auneite731/
Husni6724,444/
Ounis679,888/
Gouni676,778/
Unais671,977/
Houni671,867/
Gunio671,230/
Unaid67885/
Hungi67692/
Gunai67444/
Gunni67431/
Aunis67428/
Ouhni67375/
Ounoi67340/
Gungi67338/
Uniph67336/
Ouniz67323/
Guniy67310/
Gauni67277/
Utnoi67274/
Unnoi67231/
Aunet67228/
Unnis67222/
Ougni67204/
Ungai67195/
Aunio67190/
Ungiy67168/
Unett67161/
Aunai67153/
Umnoi67145/
Unyot67140/
Oumni67138/
Gunet67132/
Hunai67129/
Eunis67119/
Hunis67104/
Inait6799/
Unije6793/
Hunet6781/
Unich6777/
Umnis6777/
Hunni6772/
Aunip6771/
Humni6765/
Jinit6763/
Unish6762/
Eungi6757/
Gunoi6752/
Ounei6751/
Hauni6745/
Uunai6745/
Gunii6743/
Uniss6739/
Hunyi6735/
Huniy6734/
Eunni6734/
Unaiz6734/
Oungi6732/
Gunei6730/
Aungi6729/
Ahuni6726/
Iniet6726/
Aunie6723/
Hunie6721/
Inuit6718/
Gunyi6716/
Gunid6714/
Gunhi6712/
Hutni6712/
Unioh6712/
Uitni6711/
Uneth6710/
Ounie6710/
Unieh6710/
Unnai679/
Unnih678/
Ousni678/
Huuni677/
Uniey677/
Aunei676/
Aunoi676/
Unnip675/
Uneis675/
Eunie675/
Aunni675/
Gujni674/
Hunei674/
Ouyni674/
Ounid674/
Unaih674/
Oneit673/
Unnie673/
Ounet673/
Usnis673/
Unaai673/
Unaiy673/
Inoit673/
Innit673/
Gunui673/
Umnid673/
Unaia672/
Unhui672/
Huniz672/
Hinit672/
Eunet672/
Heuni672/
Ugnet672/
Unaip672/
Unhai672/
Unhid672/
Unnei672/
Eunai672/
Aunyi672/
Hunid672/
Ounai672/
Ungih672/
Eunhi671/
Hunii671/
Eunyi671/
Gu'neitt671/
Gunneitt671/
Uinis671/
Unidd671/
Unnid671/
Usniy671/
Utniy671/
Uunni671/
Unniz671/
Unget671/
Ausni671/
Hunui671/
Ihnit671/
Honit671/
Uinet671/
Ugnis671/
Ugnitsch671/
Usnih671/
Umnei671/
Unidh671/
Unijh671/
Unete671/
Gunih671/
Gunéi671/
Aumni671/
Aunid671/
Auniz671/
Outgnite671/
Ounii671/
Ounni671/
Oujni671/
Unhie671/
Usnai671/
Ounih671/
Ounui671/
Unhyi671/
Eunoi671/
Aunij671/
Husnaite671/
Unois670/
Unhei670/
Oniet670/
Unyts670/
Haugnite670/

Unit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Unit in the Bengali language
উনিতunita-
Unit in the Oriya language
ଉନିତunita-
Unit in the Hindi language
उनीतunita71.43
उनितunita28.57
Unit in the Marathi language
उनीतunita50
ऊनीतunita50

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Footnotes

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