Situma Surname

41,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Situma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Situma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya10,4181:4,433637
Uganda1,8301:21,3333,123
South Africa2291:236,58424,342
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England61:9,286,343223,652
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Situma (2,033) may also be a first name.

Situma Last Name Facts

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

Situma (Hindi: सीतुमा) is found most in Kenya. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Situma.

How Common Is The Last Name Situma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Situma is the 41,742nd most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 582,910 people. The last name Situma is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Situma reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Situma is also the 167,420th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 2,033 people.

The last name Situma is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 10,418 people, or 1 in 4,433. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 60 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 14 percent live and Kakamega County, where 12 percent live. Other than Kenya Situma occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 15 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Situma Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount Situma earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.55% less than the national average, earning R 138,888 per year and in United States they earn 62.52% more than the national average, earning $70,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shituma9290/
Situmai9256/
Sithuma9246/
Situmea9210/
Situmah925/
Situuma924/
Situmma922/
Sitouma922/
Saituma921/
Ssituma921/
Situmay921/
Suituma921/
Sistuma921/
Sithumma86359/
Saitauma8614/
Shittuma861/
Sitima8314,005/
Gituma835,760/
Sitoma83144/
Situmo8347/
Situme836/
Setuma834/
Jituma831/
Sithoumma8012/
Soithumma801/
Schuituma801/
Shitima771,061/
Chituma77408/
Sittima7751/
Sitimah7745/
Shitoma7722/
Sithima7711/
Githuma775/
Zitouma774/
Sitimau774/
Shetuma773/
Zeituma772/
Ssetuma772/
Setouma772/
Sethuma771/
Saitima771/
Sithoma771/
Gitumah771/
Setumma771/
Soitume771/
Shitumi771/
Suitumi771/
Sitthima71737/
Shittima71253/
Jittumma7132/
Saytumah7129/
Sitoumis7128/
Ssettuma718/
Sheitima716/
Djitumas716/
Seitomaa713/
Seetumma712/
Sittimai712/
Chitumha712/
Ssetuuma712/
Shettuma711/
Shaitima711/
Chitouma711/
Seitumer711/
Shaitumi711/
Zaitouma711/
Zeitouma711/
Setumo671,099/
Setume67351/
Getuma67261/
Setima67176/
Sitthimai67113/
Sítima6766/
Sitomo6734/
Sitome6731/
Sitimo676/
Setoma674/
Chaitumma673/
Ssettuuma673/
Setumi672/
Seethumma672/
Zitima671/
Sitomi671/
Zitume671/
Saidtoumi671/
Djaitouma671/
Gitumo671/
Sitomy671/
Sethumadh671/
Jitthumma671/

Situma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Situma in the Hindi language
सीतुमाsituma-

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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
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  • 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 Situma
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