Sitji Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Sitji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 93 | 1:25,908 | 4,141 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sitji (26) may also be a first name.
Sitji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sitji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sitji is found in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sitji click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sitji? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,765,740th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sitji are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sitji is also the 2,084,397th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 26 people.
It is most common in Namibia, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 25,908. In Namibia it is primarily concentrated in: Kavango East Region, where 95 percent live, Erongo Region, where 4 percent live and Khomas Region, where 1 percent live. Barring Namibia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
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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 Sitji
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