Shaitu Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Shaitu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 120 | 1:1,476,190 | 56,575 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Shaitu (239) may also be a first name.
Shaitu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaitu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shaitu (Hindi: शैटू, Marathi: शैतु, Oriya: ଶଇଟୁ) is found most in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shaitu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaitu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,558,593rd most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Shaitu live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shaitu is also the 578,640th most frequently held given name at a global level, borne by 239 people.
Shaitu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 1,476,190. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Zamfara, where 50 percent are found, Sokoto, where 27 percent are found and Kano, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 4 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaitu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaitu in the Hindi language | ||
| शैटू | saitu | - |
| Shaitu in the Marathi language | ||
| शैतु | saitu | 75 |
| शैतू | saitu | 25 |
| Shaitu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶଇଟୁ | sa'itu | 50 |
| ଶଇତୁ | sa'itu | 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 Shaitu
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