Shitima Surname

345,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Shitima Surname Definition:

Shitima is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: locomotive train.

Shitima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia9631:16,4591,851
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
England61:9,286,343223,652
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shitima (89) may also be a first name.

Shitima Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Shitima is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: locomotive train.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Shitima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shitima (Hindi: शितिमा) is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shitima? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shitima is the 345,133rd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 6,868,564 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shitima live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Shitima is also the 1,011,231st most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 89 people.

The last name Shitima is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 963 people, or 1 in 16,459. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Lusaka Province, where 24 percent are found, Central Province, where 21 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shittima93253/
Sheitima936/
Shaitima931/
Sitima9214,005/
Shetima864,430/
Chitima862,867/
Shituma8690/
Sittima8651/
Sitimah8645/
Shitimo8619/
Sithima8611/
Shitema869/
Sistima866/
Sitimau864/
Shutima864/
Shitime864/
Sitimat862/
Saitima861/
Sitimas861/
Shettima8013,877/
Sitthima80737/
Sittimat8068/
Shetimma8039/
Shetimah8025/
Sittimas8016/
Shittema8015/
Chitimma8014/
Chittima808/
Chithima804/
Chaitima804/
Sittimai802/
Schitema801/
Sheetima801/
Sehttima801/
Shittuma801/
Sithimat801/
Cheitima801/
Sitimaya801/
Shitemma801/
Shetitma801/
Situma7712,502/
Setima77176/
Sutima77171/
Sítima7766/
Sitime7733/
Sitema7717/
Sitimi7713/
Sitimo776/
Citima774/
Sétima772/
Zitima771/
Schuitema751,672/
Sitthimat75321/
Chittimma75123/
Sitthimai75113/
Chittimat75105/
Sshettima7589/
Chaithima7535/
Shettimah7520/
Sittimast755/
Chittimai754/
Sitthimas753/
Shetttima752/
Sittimach752/
Chithimma751/
Schuituma751/
Shetimmah751/
Shettimad751/
Shettimau751/
Shettimma751/
Shehttima751/
Sheettima751/
Sitthimad751/
Chetima717,526/
Chitema712,837/
Sutimah711,212/
Shitemi71884/
Sistema71310/
Setimah7158/
Situmai7156/
Sithuma7146/
Shitemo7144/
Chitimi7137/
Sittema7134/
Settima7130/
Ssetima7117/
Chétima7114/
Sitemah7110/
Situmea7110/
Suthima7110/
Sittimy719/
Chitime718/
Sistime717/
Suttima716/
Situmah715/
Chittimadh714/
Situuma714/
Shetuma713/
Saitime712/
Situmma712/
Saitema711/
Chithimath711/
Chittaimma711/
Sitiomo711/
Sittimo711/
Sutimai711/
Sgetima711/
Soitimo711/
Suituma711/
Sitemoa711/
Sitimmo711/
Situmay711/
Shetema711/
Ssituma711/
Saitimé711/
Systima711/
Sitimot711/
Hsetima711/
Chitimo711/
Sithema711/
Saituma711/
Sitthaimat711/
Sitimer711/
Sitimit711/
Sithumma67359/
Sutthima67282/
Chitemma67136/
Sitiemei6784/
Chittimi6737/
Shettimi6716/
Sittimit6716/
Chittema6712/
Chitemas679/
Sudthima679/
Ssettima678/
Shettime677/
Sutimmah676/
Suttimai675/
Chittimo673/
Sittemma673/
Suthimai673/
Sittimoh672/
Shetemad671/
Settimat671/
Sethimah671/
Schetimo671/
Cheetima671/
Chetimaa671/
Chetimai671/
Chetimas671/
Chetuima671/
Cheytima671/
Chhetima671/
Shettuma671/
Shejtimi671/
Suttimay671/

Shitima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shitima in the Hindi language
शितिमाsitima-

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