Shapita Surname
Approximately 105 people bear this surname
Shapita Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 100 | 1:158,499 | 11,214 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Shapita (15) may also be a first name.
Shapita Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shapita Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shapita (Hindi: शपीता, Marathi: शपीता, Russian: Шапита) occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shapita? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,795,579th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Shapita reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Shapita is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 15 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 158,499. In Zambia Shapita is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 59 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 32 percent live and Northern Province, where 4 percent live. Besides Zambia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 1 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shapita Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shapita in the Marathi language | ||
| शपीता | sapita | - |
| Shapita in the Hindi language | ||
| शपीता | sapita | 57.14 |
| शपिता | sapita | 28.57 |
| शापिता | sapita | 14.29 |
| Shapita in the Russian language | ||
| Шапита | sapita | - |
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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 Shapita
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