Litia Surname

378,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Litia Surname Definition:

Litia is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: earthworm.

Litia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia7771:20,3992,253
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
England41:13,929,515290,718
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Litia (4,811) may also be a first name.

Litia Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Litia is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: earthworm.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Litia Last Name Facts

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

Litia (Oriya: ଲିଟିଆ) is found most in Zambia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Litia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 378,348th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,719,858 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Litia are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 82 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 98,523rd most prevalent given name globally, borne by 4,811 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 777 people, or 1 in 20,399. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Western Province, where 71 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 11 percent are found and Southern Province, where 9 percent are found. Besides Zambia Litia occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Listia911,183/
Leitia9135/
Laitia914/
Lithia914/
Litias911/
Liotia911/
Littia911/
Litihau839/
Laithia835/
Lhaitia831/
Litoyia831/
Listhia831/
Letia80911/
Lutia80571/
Litja80204/
Litya8060/
Litio8044/
Litea8023/
Lytia802/
Lestia73283/
Laitio73172/
Listio73118/
Letias73105/
Luthia7375/
Litiho7355/
Lithio7337/
Lutiah7332/
Letija7327/
Letioa7322/
Letiah7315/
Ludtia7312/
Lettia737/
Litios734/
Lethia734/
Liștea734/
Lehtia733/
Luttia732/
Littio732/
Litgio732/
Litjio732/
Leitio732/
Littea731/
Laitea731/
Letiat731/
Liotio731/
Lythia731/
Lutiha731/
Liteoa731/
Leatia731/
Letiae731/
Lyttia730/
Lajthia67165/
Lethias6733/
Litegio6719/
Lejthia6713/
Litejio674/
Letoyia672/
Listijo672/
Letuyia672/
Lujthia671/
Luistio671/
Luthiah671/
Lutayia671/
Litijio671/
Litaaya671/
Leistio671/
Leatija671/
Lestias671/
Lehtiah671/
Leiteah671/
Leiteao671/
Leathia670/

Litia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Litia in the Oriya language
ଲିଟିଆliti'a75
ଲୀଟିଆliti'a12.5
ଲିଟିୟାlitiya12.5

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