Shitou Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Shitou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 62 | 1:309,549 | 9,215 |
| Benin | 23 | 1:449,374 | 31,324 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Shitou (11,767) may also be a first name.
Shitou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shitou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shitou (Russian: Шитоу) is found most frequently in Niger. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shitou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,860,621st most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Shitou live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 54,930th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 11,767 people.
It is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 309,549. In Niger Shitou is primarily concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 40 percent live, Niamey Capital District, where 24 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 18 percent live. Other than Niger Shitou exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 23 percent live and China, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shitou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shitou in the Russian language | ||
| Шитоу | sitou | - |
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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 Shitou
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