Shitana Surname
Approximately 359 people bear this surname
Shitana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 342 | 1:7,045 | 1,385 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shitana (29) may also be a first name.
Shitana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shitana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shitana (Hindi: शीताना, Oriya: ଶିତନା) is found most in Namibia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shitana.
How Common Is The Last Name Shitana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 786,896th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 20,299,571 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Shitana live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Shitana is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 29 people.
This surname is most widespread in Namibia, where it is carried by 342 people, or 1 in 7,045. In Namibia Shitana is mostly concentrated in: Erongo Region, where 26 percent live, Ohangwena Region, where 26 percent live and Oshikoto Region, where 21 percent live. Aside from Namibia this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shitana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shitana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିତନା | sitana | - |
| Shitana in the Hindi language | ||
| शीताना | sitana | 60 |
| शिताना | sitana | 40 |
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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 Shitana
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