Shapita Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Shapita Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shapita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1001:158,49911,214
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

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 last name Shapita (Hindi: शपीता, Marathi: शपीता, Russian: Шапита) is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shapita? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,795,579th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Shapita are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 15 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 158,499. In Zambia Shapita is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 59 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 32 percent are found and Northern Province, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Zambia it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 1 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shapista931/
Shapuita930/
Sapita92265/
Chapita864,844/
Shapeta86141/
Shaputa8642/
Sapieta8639/
Saspita8629/
Shepita8625/
Shapito8625/
Sapitai869/
Sapitha864/
Sappita864/
Sapitta864/
Sapitas861/
Sapaita861/
Sapitay861/
Shopita861/
Sapista861/
Chapitas8035/
Chappita8021/
Sapitash8020/
Shapuite8016/
Chapaita801/
Saapitha801/
Schapeta801/
Sapeta771,366/
Saputa77360/
Sapyta77186/
Sopita7796/
Sapite7770/
Sepita7769/
Sapiti7751/
Sapito7736/
Zapita774/
Chapiteau75616/
Chapitaux7523/
Sapahaita751/
Chapeta711,922/
Shepeta711,280/
Sapiter71253/
Sospita71207/
Saiputa71145/
Saepito71104/
Chopita71101/
Saphito7177/
Sappiti7163/
Saipeta7162/
Sheputa7158/
Shepyta7139/
Shapete7123/
Sappeta7120/
Chapiti7116/
Chapito7110/
Saputea719/
Sapetta719/
Scepita718/
Seapito716/
Sapesta714/
Sapaite713/
Shapeto713/
Chapite712/
Sopitah711/
Sepitta711/
Sapheta711/
Sopitha711/
Sophita711/
Sapiete711/
Sabpiti711/
Siapite711/
Soipita711/
Satpite711/
Sapoito711/
Saapiti711/
Zapaita711/
Chopitea67442/
Sophista67197/
Chapetta67190/
Chaipiti67132/
Chappiti67125/
Chappeta6738/
Sahapeti6734/
Sappetau6734/
Saupitty6733/
Sahapete6726/
Chapitey6712/
Saphithi676/
Schepeta675/
Chapitis675/
Chappity674/
Shapethi673/
Chapetas672/
Satpuite672/
Sapitych671/
Sappetta671/
Chapitti671/
Shahapethad671/
Shepetau671/
Seepidta671/

Shapita Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shapita in the Marathi language
शपीताsapita-
Shapita in the Hindi language
शपीताsapita57.14
शपिताsapita28.57
शापिताsapita14.29
Shapita in the Russian language
Шапитаsapita-

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