Zirnitis Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Zirnitis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zirnitis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia731:28,0834,296
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Zirnītis (3) are calculated separately.

Zirnitis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zirnitis is borne by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Zirnītis. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zirnitis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zirnitis is the 2,020,555th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name Zirnitis occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Zirnitis reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 85 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The last name Zirnitis is most numerous in Latvia, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 28,083. In Latvia Zirnitis is most common in: Riga Planning Region, where 55 percent are found, Vidzeme, where 19 percent are found and Semigallia, where 18 percent are found. Other than Latvia this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Zirnitis Last Name Statistics demography

Zirnitis earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zirnītis963/
Zerniotis821/
Zirnite80128/
Zirneti801/
Gernitis7512/
Syrniotis7112/
Sernaitis716/
Jerniti67137/
Zirnīte673/
Sirneti671/
Girneti671/
Zernetti633/
Girnetti631/
Cernetisch5630/
Jernite538/
Girnyte536/
Cernetti50324/
Gernetti50164/
Cernetic5077/
Sernaite503/
Gernithe501/
Cirnette501/
Jernetti501/

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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
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  • 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 Zirnitis
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