Sitafa Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Sitafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sitafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast411:562,71317,068
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Sitafa (2,040) may also be a first name.

Sitafa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sitafa occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sitafa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,808,717th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Sitafa are found; 35 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sitafa is also the 167,053rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 2,040 people.

The surname Sitafa is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 562,713. In The Ivory Coast it is most common in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 59 percent live, Savanes District, where 22 percent live and Zanzan District, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The Ivory Coast this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 13 percent live and Spain, where 2 percent live.

Sitafa Last Name Statistics demography

Sitafa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.63% less than the national average, earning R 131,580 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sittafa923/
Sitaffa921/
Shitafai862/
Sittaffa861/
Sitafe8393/
Setafa8315/
Sitefa833/
Citafa831/
Saitaifah801/
Shitafe7758/
Saitofa776/
Sitapha776/
Saitafi775/
Setaffa773/
Chitafa772/
Sitaafi772/
Shitefa772/
Seitefa771/
Setaifa771/
Sithapha713/
Shetaifa711/
Saytaïfa711/
Sitthapha67273/
Setafi674/
Chiteafea672/
Setofa671/
Sitofo671/

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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 Sitafa
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