Sitambi Surname

654,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sitambi Surname Definition:

Sitambi is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: someone who has obtained supernatural powers.

Sitambi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia4061:39,0393,896
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Namibia51:481,88011,140
England41:13,929,515290,718
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sitambi (173) may also be a first name.

Sitambi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Sitambi is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: someone who has obtained supernatural powers.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Sitambi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sitambi (Hindi: सिताम्बी, Marathi: िसतंबी) is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sitambi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 654,010th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 15,808,126 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Sitambi are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sitambi is also the 694,534th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 173 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is carried by 406 people, or 1 in 39,039. In Zambia it is most common in: Western Province, where 78 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 9 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 6 percent reside. Other than Zambia Sitambi occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 4 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sitambi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sitambi in the Hindi language
सिताम्बीsitambi-
Sitambi in the Marathi language
िसतंबीisatambi66.67
िसतांबीisatambi33.33

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