Shitungu Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shitungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shitungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya671:689,25229,975
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

Shitungu (49) may also be a first name.

Shitungu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shitungu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shitungu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shitungu is the 2,203,767th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shitungu reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequent forename in the world. It is borne by 49 people.

The surname Shitungu is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 689,252. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 91 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 6 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 1 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 7 percent reside and Zambia, where 3 percent reside.

Shitungu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Shitungu surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shitunguu941/
Situngu93216/
Chitungu881,817/
Sithungu88105/
Situnu861/
Chitung'u8220/
Chitunguu821/
Chitunu8012/
Citungu801/
Setungu801/
Zitungu801/
Chitunhu75520/
Sethungu751/
Chituneu751/
Chittumnu711/
Sethugu671/
Zitounu671/
Zaitunu671/
Setounou6367/
Chitumhu631/
Setounnou5929/
Sitonu579/
Suitonu5344/
Seitonu537/

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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 Shitungu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis