Sitanda Surname

835,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Namibia

Sitanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sitanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1951:236,82016,541
Zambia781:203,20413,208
Namibia281:86,0507,998
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Sitanda (28) may also be a first name.

Sitanda Last Name Facts

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

Sitanda occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sitanda? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 835,661st most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 22,083,472 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sitanda reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Sitanda is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 28 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 236,820. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 92 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 5 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 2 percent are found. Barring Kenya Sitanda exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 24 percent are found and Namibia, where 8 percent are found.

Sitanda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shitanda931,838/
Sithanda931/
Sitandah931/
Sietandah881/
Sitandi86120/
Sitando8673/
Sitande8663/
Citanda8622/
Sitonda8614/
Gitanda865/
Jitanda865/
Zitanda861/
Chitanda8010,057/
Shitandi801,698/
Sithando8012/
Ssetanda8010/
Githanda805/
Shitande803/
Settanda802/
Shitandy801/
Saitonda801/
Tjitanda801/
Sithande801/
Sittandy801/
Sithandet7560/
Chittanda758/
Ssettanda751/
Shitandyi751/
Chitandah751/
Getanda71507/
Zitande71340/
Sitondo71327/
Zitonda7124/
Setandi7111/
Gitando711/
Sitonde711/
Setonda711/
Chitando67976/
Saitondo67116/
Chitonda6746/
Setander6719/
Chitande6713/
Settachinda678/
Setgandi673/
Sethando673/
Shitondo672/
Chitandi671/
Djitonda671/
Ssetonda671/
Sethenda671/
Sitgondi671/
Chetanda671/
Sithondo671/

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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 Sitanda
  • 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