Shittu Surname

6,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shittu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shittu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria84,3451:2,100276
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
England5341:104,34110,941
United States3561:1,018,14374,968
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Burkina Faso191:965,9009,829
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Iceland121:31,6742,357
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Norway81:642,78647,258
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
China41:341,830,39216,990
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
France31:22,140,907385,998
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Shittu (14,132) may also be a first name.

Shittu Last Name Facts

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

Shittu (Arabic: شيتو, Hindi: शिट्टू, Russian: Шитту) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shittu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shittu is the 6,539th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 84,373 people. The last name Shittu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Shittu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 48,305th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 14,132 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 84,345 people, or 1 in 2,100. In Nigeria Shittu is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 24 percent reside, Lagos, where 23 percent reside and Ogun, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 44 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Shittu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Shittu surname is predominantly Muslim (71%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Shittu last name are 44.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.62% being registered with the party.

The amount Shittu earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 6.49% less than the national average, earning $40,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.52% more than the national average, earning $61,864 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shitttu9288/
Shittou9219/
Shuittu928/
Shittuh927/
Sheittu926/
Shittuu926/
Sshittu924/
Shisttu923/
Shittus923/
Shittui922/
Shitteu921/
Shoittu921/
Shitthu921/
Shaittu921/
Shitu9154,891/
Sittu91845/
Shitut83540/
Chittu83265/
Sittou83253/
Shettu83166/
Shaitu83132/
Shitou8399/
Sheitu8397/
Shistu8386/
Shuttu8363/
Shietu8342/
Sihttu8342/
Soittu8336/
Seittu8333/
Shithu8326/
Sitthu8324/
Saittu8311/
Shitup839/
Shituu839/
Sshitu836/
Shuitu834/
Schitu834/
Sitteu833/
Sittui833/
Shituj832/
Suittu832/
Sisttu831/
Sidttu831/
Shidtu831/
Zshitu831/
Shituy831/
Sittuh831/
Sittus831/
Shiteu831/
Shitui831/
Sehttu831/
Situ8011,070/
Shaitou771,627/
Shishtu77637/
Chittou77194/
Siettou7765/
Schitou7728/
Sitthou7720/
Shitous776/
Shisthu774/
Sittout774/
Chittud773/
Chhittu771/
Shithou771/
Szittui771/
Shuitus771/
Sitttou771/
Shietou771/
Chittui771/
Shshitu771/
Shuitou771/
Chittup771/
Shettus770/
Shetu7320,768/
Sithu7310,094/
Chitu7310,083/
Sitou737,358/
Sistu73956/
Shutu73512/
Soitu73471/
Settu73175/
Sitau73149/
Seitu73148/
Saitu73145/
Situt7353/
Sietu7346/
Cittu7336/
Sehtu7331/
Sihtu7321/
Situs7315/
Suttu7314/
Situi7313/
Situu737/
Zittu736/
Situh736/
Situp735/
Suitu735/
Siteu732/
Sidtu731/
Shytu731/
Situd731/
Soittoux7189/
Shishthu7142/
Schüttau7130/
Chittaud719/
Chittoud711/
Chitttou711/
Chitou679,271/
Chettu671,047/
Settou67976/
Chitau67920/
Sithup67842/
Saitou67797/
Chaitu67657/
Shetui67442/
Chiteu67247/
Saiteu67232/
Sitaud67122/
Chitui67119/
Sistus67103/
Chithu67102/
Saithu6781/
Sishtu6753/
Chhitu6753/
Soyttu6752/
Sithuu6750/
Sithou6747/
Shitoo6745/
Chitus6736/
Shetou6728/
Sheetu6727/
Sietou6727/
Saitus6723/
Sitous6721/
Seitou6721/
Sitout6720/
Hsitou6719/
Soihtu6717/
Shutau6717/
Schütthut6715/
Situit6715/
Soiteu6712/
Sistou679/
Shethu677/
Sheutu677/
Shoytu676/
Ssitou676/
Siteus676/
Chistu675/
Zittau675/
Saitui675/
Sehtou674/
Soitou674/
Shaytu674/
Saitau673/
Sheatu673/
Sithud673/
Sittoe672/
Zitteu672/
Cheitu672/
Saaitu672/
Chitup672/
Suitou672/
Shitoe672/
Sitheu672/
Ssettu672/
Choitu671/
Sitahu671/
Sithau671/
Seshtu671/
Sayttu671/
Sitouh671/
Saidtu671/
Seitau671/
Sistau671/
Suitau671/
Situch671/
Shetuh671/
Saitut671/
Suttou671/
Suttau671/
Chitut671/
Chituy671/
Chaittouh671/
Sgitau671/
Setthu671/
Sehthu671/
Saituy671/
Sidtus671/
Suhytu671/
Sittoo670/
Shestu670/
Settus670/

Shittu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shittu in the Hindi language
शिट्टूsittu-
Shittu in the Russian language
Шиттуsittu-
Shittu in the Arabic language
شيتوshytw-

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Footnotes

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