Shettima Surname

37,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,877 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shettima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shettima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria13,8181:12,8201,300
England241:2,321,58686,519
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Iceland31:126,6975,403
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Shettima (9,336) may also be a first name.

Shettima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shettima is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shettima? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 37,943rd most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 525,153 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shettima reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 64,174th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 9,336 people.

The last name Shettima is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13,818 people, or 1 in 12,820. In Nigeria Shettima is most numerous in: Borno, where 63 percent reside, Yobe, where 18 percent reside and Kaduna, where 2 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Shettima occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Shettima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Shettima surname is chiefly Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

Shettima earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sshettima9489/
Shettimah9420/
Shetttima942/
Shettimad941/
Shettimau941/
Shettimma941/
Shehttima941/
Sheettima941/
Shetima934,430/
Settima9330/
Shattima882,410/
Shittima88253/
Shetimma8839/
Shetimah8825/
Shettimi8816/
Ssettima888/
Shettime887/
Shaetima887/
Sheitima886/
Settimat881/
Sheetima881/
Sehttima881/
Shetitma881/
Shettuma881/
Setima86176/
Chettimma821/
Schettime821/
Shettemma821/
Shathtima821/
Shetimmah821/
Schettimo821/
Chetima807,526/
Shatima806,046/
Settimi802,077/
Settimo801,551/
Shitima801,061/
Settime8095/
Setimah8058/
Sottima8052/
Sittima8051/
Settimj8026/
Ssetima8017/
Sattima8013/
Settimy8012/
Shetuma803/
Sgetima801/
Settema801/
Shetema801/
Hsetima801/
Cheettimaa781/
Sitthima75737/
Settimio75388/
Sittimat7568/
Sattimma7526/
Sittimas7516/
Shittema7515/
Ssettema7514/
Ssettuma758/
Chittima758/
Settimii756/
Chettimi754/
Shatimah753/
Sottimai753/
Sittimai752/
Shetemad751/
Shittuma751/
Sethimah751/
Schetimo751/
Cheetima751/
Cheitima751/
Chetimaa751/
Chetimai751/
Chetimas751/
Chetuima751/
Cheytima751/
Chhetima751/
Shaitima751/
Shejtimi751/
Sitima7114,005/
Satima71464/
Sotima71381/
Sitthimat71321/
Setimo71259/
Sotthimai71231/
Setema71178/
Setime71171/
Chittimma71123/
Sitthimai71113/
Chittimat71105/
Chettemma7174/
Sítima7166/
Setimi7155/
Cetima7113/
Sittimast715/
Setuma714/
Chittimai714/
Seethimad714/
Ssettuuma713/
Sitthimas713/
Sétima712/
Sittimach712/
Cheetimma711/
Zetima711/
Settimeer711/
Shataimma711/
Settimood711/
Sitthimad711/
Chitima672,867/
Satimai67457/
Satimah67315/
Sattema67210/
Shatuma67125/
Shituma6790/
Sethema6784/
Shatema6756/
Sitimah6745/
Chetime6735/
Sittema6734/
Setämaa6731/
Ssetema6724/
Shitimo6719/
Chétima6714/
Sithima6711/
Shitema679/
Sittimy679/
Sotimah678/
Settemo677/
Sattuma676/
Sistima676/
Sathima676/
Setimio675/
Settemi675/
Sitimau674/
Sathema674/
Seteama674/
Chittimadh674/
Shitime674/
Sothema674/
Satimma673/
Setemma672/
Setimoh672/
Ssetuma672/
Sitimat672/
Zettimi672/
Chetimo672/
Satthaimma671/
Chittaimma671/
Sittimo671/
Sotiema671/
Sedtimo671/
Systima671/
Chetimi671/
Seatime671/
Sithema671/
Shotimo671/
Saitima671/
Sethuma671/
Satimau671/
Settyme671/
Setumma671/
Sitthaimat671/
Sitimas671/
Settheimer670/

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