Shitembe Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Shitembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shitembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Shitembe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shitembe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shitembe has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shitembe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shitembe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,730,171st most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Shitembe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shitembe live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Shitembe is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Aside from The DR Congo Shitembe is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

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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 Shitembe
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