Jitau Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Jitau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jitau (462) may also be a first name.
Jitau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jitau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jitau (Hindi: जिताऊ, Marathi: िजतउ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jitau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,957,383rd most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Jitau occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Jitau are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 396,762nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 462 people.
The surname Jitau is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 63 percent reside, Yobe, where 26 percent reside and Borno, where 5 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jitau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jitau in the Hindi language | ||
| जिताऊ | jita'u | 49.3 |
| जितऊ | jita'u | 21.13 |
| जिताउ | jita'u | 14.08 |
| जीतउ | jita'u | 4.93 |
| जीताऊ | jita'u | 4.23 |
| जीताउ | jita'u | 3.52 |
| जितउ | jita'u | 2.11 |
| जीतऊ | jita'u | 0.7 |
| Jitau in the Marathi language | ||
| िजतउ | ijata'u | 25 |
| िजताऊ | ijata'u | 25 |
| िजताउ | ijata'u | 25 |
| िजतऊ | ijata'u | 25 |
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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 Jitau
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