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

Sitelu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sitelu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sitelu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sitelu is the 675,256th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 16,487,660 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sitelu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 690,096th most widespread given name throughout the world. It is borne by 175 people.

The surname Sitelu is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 375 people, or 1 in 123,146. In Kenya Sitelu is primarily concentrated in: Kajiado County, where 53 percent live, Narok County, where 42 percent live and Makueni County, where 2 percent live. Other than Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 12 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.

Sitelu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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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