Shitay Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Shitay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shitay (36) may also be a first name.
Shitay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shitay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shitay (Marathi: िशताय, Oriya: ସୀତୟା) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shitay.
How Common Is The Last Name Shitay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,808,717th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Shitay reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Shitay is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used given name on earth It is held by 36 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 2,709,618. Other than Ethiopia Shitay exists in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shitay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shitay in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୀତୟା | sitaya | - |
| Shitay in the Marathi language | ||
| िशताय | isataya | 80 |
| िशतय | isataya | 6.67 |
| िशटाय | isataya | 6.67 |
| शीताय | sitaya | 6.67 |
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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 Shitay
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