Sitima Surname

37,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Sitima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sitima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi9,8291:1,742190
Zambia1,6431:9,6471,130
Zimbabwe1,0401:14,8442,076
Kenya5811:79,4837,363
Uganda3771:103,55210,312
Tanzania1711:309,60023,673
Namibia1291:18,6783,302
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
England211:2,653,24194,788
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
United States91:40,273,215872,126
India61:127,844,230863,365
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Sítima (66) are calculated separately.

Sitima (885) may also be a first name.

Sitima Last Name Facts

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

Sitima (Hindi: सितिमा, Oriya: ସିତିମା) occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Sítima. For other possible spellings of Sitima click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sitima? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 37,597th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 520,353 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sitima are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 273,274th most numerous first name globally It is held by 885 people.

It is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 9,829 people, or 1 in 1,742. Outside of Malawi this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 12 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live.

Sitima Last Name Statistics demography

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

Sitima earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 70.26% less than the national average, earning $12,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sítima9466/
Shitima921,061/
Sittima9251/
Sitimah9245/
Sithima9211/
Sistima926/
Sitimau924/
Sitimat922/
Saitima921/
Sitimas921/
Sitthima86737/
Shittima86253/
Sittimat8668/
Sittimas8616/
Sheitima866/
Sittimai862/
Sithimat861/
Sitimaya861/
Shaitima861/
Situma8312,502/
Setima83176/
Sitime8333/
Jitima8332/
Gitima8324/
Sitema8317/
Sitimi8313/
Sitimo836/
Citima834/
Sétima832/
Zitima831/
Sitthimat80321/
Sitthimai80113/
Sittimast805/
Sitthimas803/
Sittimach802/
Sitthimad801/
Shetima774,430/
Chitima772,867/
Sistema77310/
Shituma7790/
Setimah7758/
Situmai7756/
Sithuma7746/
Sittema7734/
Settima7730/
Sithimo7723/
Jittima7719/
Shitimo7719/
Ssetima7717/
Sitemah7710/
Situmea7710/
Shitema779/
Sittimy779/
Sistime777/
Situmah775/
Githima775/
Shitime774/
Situuma774/
Jaitima774/
Saitime772/
Situmma772/
Saitema771/
Jitimma771/
Gitimai771/
Sitiomo771/
Sittimo771/
Sgetima771/
Soitimo771/
Suituma771/
Sitemoa771/
Sitimmo771/
Situmay771/
Ssituma771/
Saitimé771/
Systima771/
Gestima771/
Cuitima771/
Sitimot771/
Hsetima771/
Sithema771/
Saituma771/
Sitimer771/
Sitimit771/
Gittima771/
Sitthaimat751/
Shettima7113,877/
Sithumma71359/
Sitiemei7184/
Shetimma7139/
Shetimah7125/
Sittimit7116/
Shittema7115/
Chitimma7114/
Ssettima718/
Chittima718/
Sitthimo717/
Sitthime714/
Chithima714/
Chaitima714/
Sittemma713/
Sittimoh712/
Schitema711/
Scuitema711/
Settimat711/
Sheetima711/
Sehttima711/
Shittuma711/
Sethimah711/
Cheitima711/
Shitemma711/
Shetitma711/
Zaitisma711/
Jaithima711/
Gittimat711/
Schuitema671,672/
Citema67343/
Setimo67259/
Sitemo67231/
Setema67178/
Setime67171/
Sytema67134/
Chittimma67123/
Chittimat67105/
Gitema6796/
Sshettima6789/
Gitimo6756/
Setimi6755/
Sitemi6751/
Situmo6747/
Chaithima6735/
Sitthimit6733/
Siteme6731/
Shettimah6720/
Cetima6713/
Jitema6710/
Jetima678/
Sétimo676/
Setuma674/
Chittimai674/
Zitimi674/
Seethimad674/
Getima674/
Shetttima672/
Chithimma671/
Zetima671/
Schuituma671/
Shetimmah671/
Shettimad671/
Citimo671/
Zitema671/
Zitimo671/
Sitthimet671/
Shettimau671/
Shettimma671/
Shehttima671/
Sheettima671/
Soithumma671/

Sitima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sitima in the Hindi language
सितिमाsitima50
सीतिमाsitima25
सितीमाsitima25
Sitima in the Oriya language
ସିତିମାsitima41.67
ସୀତିମାsitima25
ସିଟିମାsitima16.67
ସୀତୀମାsitima8.33
ସିତୀମାsitima8.33

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