Sitafu Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sitafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sitafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Sitafu (14) may also be a first name.

Sitafu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sitafu occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sitafu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sitafu is the 3,730,171st most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Sitafu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sitafu reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 14 people.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 2,708,885. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Free State, where 45 percent reside, Western Cape, where 45 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 5 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Sitafu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.

Sitafu Last Name Statistics demography

Sitafu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 90.1% less than the national average, earning R 23,532 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sitaafu922/
Sitofu83107/
Sitefu8324/
Setafu831/
Chitafu77608/
Sithaphut679/
Chitofu62604/
Cittaphu571/
Sithophut532/
Chittaphu531/

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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 Sitafu
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