Shitawa Surname
Approximately 635 people bear this surname
Shitawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 582 | 1:79,347 | 7,351 |
| Cameroon | 52 | 1:399,405 | 34,455 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Shitawa (138) may also be a first name.
Shitawa Demographics
Shitawa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shitawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shitawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shitawa is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shitawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shitawa is the 514,102nd most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 11,476,450 people. The last name Shitawa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shitawa reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Shitawa is also the 787,636th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 138 people.
The last name Shitawa is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 582 people, or 1 in 79,347. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 84 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 13 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 1 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 8 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Shitawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Shitawa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Shitawa
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