Shitan Surname
Approximately 105 people bear this surname
Shitan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 38 | 1:4,661,652 | 124,734 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Shitan (3,413) may also be a first name.
Shitan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shitan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shitan (Bengali: শীতন, Hindi: शीतन, Marathi: िशतान, Oriya: ଶିତନ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shitan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,795,579th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Shitan are found; 36 percent are found in West Africa and 36 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 121,859th most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 3,413 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 4,661,652. In Nigeria Shitan is primarily found in: Oyo, where 26 percent reside, Lagos, where 18 percent reside and Ogun, where 18 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Shitan occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in India, where 29 percent reside and The Philippines, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shitan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shitan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିତନ | sitana | - |
| Shitan in the Hindi language | ||
| शीतन | sitana | 73.68 |
| शितन | sitana | 10.53 |
| शीटन | sitana | 7.89 |
| शिटन | sitana | 2.63 |
| शीटान | sitana | 2.63 |
| शितान | sitana | 2.63 |
| Shitan in the Bengali language | ||
| শীতন | sitana | 66.67 |
| সিতন | sitana | 16.67 |
| সিটন | sitana | 8.33 |
| শিতন | sitana | 8.33 |
| Shitan in the Marathi language | ||
| िशतान | isatana | 48.08 |
| िशतन | isatana | 34.62 |
| िशतण | isatana | 7.69 |
| िशटन | isatana | 1.92 |
| सिचन | sicana | 1.92 |
| शैतान | saitana | 1.92 |
| शीतल | sitala | 1.92 |
| शीतन | sitana | 1.92 |
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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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- 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 Shitan
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