Sitelu Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Sitelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sitelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3751:123,14610,265
Tanzania531:998,89845,319
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087

Sitelu (175) may also be a first name.

Sitelu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sitelu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sitelu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 675,256th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 16,487,660 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sitelu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 690,096th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 175 people.

It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 375 people, or 1 in 123,146. In Kenya Sitelu is mostly concentrated in: Kajiado County, where 53 percent are found, Narok County, where 42 percent are found and Makueni County, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Sitelu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 12 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.

Sitelu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sitlu9150/
Saitelus862/
Shitielu861/
Sitalu8389/
Sitlou8344/
Sitlut8340/
Sithlu8312/
Setelu838/
Shitlu832/
Citelu831/
Sitilu831/
Sitlhou771,597/
Shitilu7789/
Chitelu7749/
Sitaliu7721/
Shitalu7713/
Sithalu775/
Saitalu774/
Shetelu772/
Sithlou772/
Giteliu771/
Seitalu771/
Sitilus771/
Setellu771/
Sithlau771/
Shittlu771/
Settelu771/
Gistelu771/
Setlu733/
Saitoğlu71608/
Chittelu7184/
Shitalou7151/
Setelius7117/
Jitelius7114/
Shettelu716/
Shetellu714/
Chithelu713/
Sittilou712/
Shittilu712/
Sittholu711/
Saitilus711/
Shaitalu711/
Sithaalu711/
Setlau67330/
Chitlu67175/
Zitlau67172/
Jitilu67162/
Citlau6725/
Chittealu674/
Setilu673/
Setlou673/
Setalu672/
Shetlu671/
Chittellu671/
Zeitlu671/
Setolu671/
Seetlu671/
Soistilus671/
Gestelius671/
Cetelu671/
Setleu671/

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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 Sitelu
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