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

The last name Shittu (Arabic: شيتو, Hindi: शिट्टू, Russian: Шитту) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shittu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,539th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,373 people. This surname is predominantly found 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 commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 14,132 people.

Shittu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 84,345 people, or 1 in 2,100. In Nigeria Shittu is mostly found in: Oyo, where 24 percent reside, Lagos, where 23 percent reside and Ogun, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Shittu exists 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 devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (71%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Shittu surname are 44.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.62% registered to vote for 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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