Shitaya Surname
Approximately 4,769 people bear this surname
Shitaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 4,323 | 1:29,573 | 2,917 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Russia | 183 | 1:787,558 | 64,939 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shitaya (54) may also be a first name.
Shitaya Demographics
Shitaya Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Shitaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shitaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shitaya (Oriya: ଶିତୟା, Russian: Шитая) is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shitaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 99,286th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,528,108 people. The last name Shitaya occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Shitaya live; 91 percent live in East Asia and 91 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Shitaya is also the 1,350,955th most frequent forename world-wide, held by 54 people.
The surname is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 4,323 people, or 1 in 29,573. In Japan it is mostly found in: Chiba Prefecture, where 11 percent are found, Aichi Prefecture, where 10 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Japan this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 5 percent are found and Russia, where 4 percent are found.
Shitaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Shitaya surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shitaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shitaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିତୟା | sitaya | 78.57 |
| ଶୀତୟା | sitaya | 14.29 |
| ଶିତୟାତାିଆ | sitayatai'a | 7.14 |
| Shitaya in the Russian language | ||
| Шитая | sitaa | - |
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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 Shitaya
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