Shitambasi Surname

530,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Shitambasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Shitambasi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6091:75,8297,087
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Shitambasi (112) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Shitambasi Demographics

Shitambasi Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 26 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Shitambasi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shitambasi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shitambasi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 530,215th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 11,946,797 people. The last name Shitambasi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shitambasi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Shitambasi is also the 885,979th most common forename on earth, held by 112 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 609 people, or 1 in 75,829. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 96 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 1 percent are found. Not including Kenya Shitambasi occurs in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 0 percent are found.

Shitambasi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shitambas951/
Shtambasi951/
Shitambasy904/
Chitambuza704/
Chitambisa701/
Choto Ambas672/
Chatambisa603/
Shatombozi601/
Chidhambiso577/
Chidembese50122/
Chidembeso501/
Chidembezi501/
Chatumbusa501/
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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 Shitambasi
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