Unit Surname
Approximately 653 people bear this surname
Unit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 502 | 1:152,953 | 13,358 |
| Indonesia | 47 | 1:2,813,813 | 160,835 |
| Malaysia | 39 | 1:756,262 | 35,302 |
| China | 25 | 1:54,692,863 | 2,965 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Unit (1,504) may also be a first name.
Unit Demographics
Average Male Unit Height
173.91 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Unit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Unit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Unit (Bengali: উনিত, Hindi: उनीत, Marathi: उनीत, Oriya: ଉନିତ) is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Unit? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 503,100th most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 11,160,101 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Unit are found; 77 percent are found in South Asia and 77 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 200,416th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,504 people.
The surname Unit is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 502 people, or 1 in 152,953. In Iran it is most common in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 21 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 16 percent reside and Ardabil Province, where 9 percent reside. Other than Iran this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent reside and Malaysia, where 6 percent reside.
Unit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Unit has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Unit surname contracted 41 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Unit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Unit in the Bengali language | ||
| উনিত | unita | - |
| Unit in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉନିତ | unita | - |
| Unit in the Hindi language | ||
| उनीत | unita | 71.43 |
| उनित | unita | 28.57 |
| Unit in the Marathi language | ||
| उनीत | unita | 50 |
| ऊनीत | unita | 50 |
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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 Unit
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