Shitakwa Surname
Approximately 1,247 people bear this surname
Shitakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,204 | 1:38,355 | 4,089 |
| Zambia | 40 | 1:396,248 | 19,783 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Shitakwa (196) may also be a first name.
Shitakwa Demographics
Shitakwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shitakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shitakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shitakwa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shitakwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shitakwa is the 303,968th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,844,062 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shitakwa reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Shitakwa is also the 648,004th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 196 people.
The last name Shitakwa is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,204 people, or 1 in 38,355. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 54 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 20 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 13 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Shitakwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shitakhwa | 94 | 113 | / |
| Sitakwa | 93 | 108 | / |
| Shitagwa | 88 | 5 | / |
| Sitagwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Setakwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shitegwa | 75 | 134 | / |
| Chitakwe | 75 | 8 | / |
| Shitogwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sitangwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shitagba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chitagwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chittakwi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sitokwe | 67 | 112 | / |
| Setekwa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Setagwa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sutekwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Setakua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sitokwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chitokwe | 63 | 245 | / |
| Chitogwa | 63 | 101 | / |
| Sethokwa | 63 | 4 | / |
| Sithokwe | 63 | 4 | / |
| Chetakwi | 63 | 2 | / |
| Chitagwi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sethokgwa | 59 | 39 | / |
| Sethakgwe | 59 | 37 | / |
| Setokwe | 53 | 28 | / |
| Sitaqui | 53 | 10 | / |
| Sitogwe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Zetagwa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Setegwa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sitaque | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sitongua | 50 | 17 | / |
| Sethagwe | 50 | 9 | / |
| Sethogwa | 50 | 5 | / |
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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 Shitakwa
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