Sitondo Surname
Approximately 327 people bear this surname
Sitondo Surname Definition:
Sitondo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: veteran. One who knows his her way around in his / her field.
Sitondo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 283 | 1:56,007 | 5,145 |
| Zimbabwe | 40 | 1:385,956 | 35,257 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Sitondo (41) may also be a first name.
Sitondo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Sitondo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: veteran. One who knows his her way around in his / her field.
Sitondo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: tall grass used for making fish traps.
Sitondo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sitondo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sitondo has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sitondo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 841,044th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 22,286,073 people. The surname Sitondo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sitondo live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sitondo is also the 1,590,275th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 41 people.
Sitondo is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 283 people, or 1 in 56,007. In Zambia it is most common in: Western Province, where 81 percent reside, Southern Province, where 14 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 3 percent reside. Other than Zambia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saitondo | 93 | 116 | / |
| Shitondo | 93 | 2 | / |
| Sithondo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Saithondo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Setondo | 86 | 1,013 | / |
| Sitando | 86 | 73 | / |
| Sitonda | 86 | 14 | / |
| Gitondo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Zitondo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Citondo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chitondo | 80 | 1,676 | / |
| Shitundo | 80 | 51 | / |
| Sithando | 80 | 12 | / |
| Saytondo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saitonda | 80 | 1 | / |
| Situnda | 71 | 586 | / |
| Sitanda | 71 | 330 | / |
| Zitonda | 71 | 24 | / |
| Gitando | 71 | 1 | / |
| Setonda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shitanda | 67 | 1,838 | / |
| Chitando | 67 | 976 | / |
| Chitonda | 67 | 46 | / |
| Shitunda | 67 | 41 | / |
| Sithunda | 67 | 30 | / |
| Chitundo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sethando | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sithanda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sitandah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djitonda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saitunda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssetonda | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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