Zittema Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Zittema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zittema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands771:219,31429,463
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Zittema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zittema is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zittema? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,894,523rd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname Zittema occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zittema are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Zittema is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 219,314. In The Netherlands Zittema is mostly found in: Friesland, where 56 percent reside, North Holland, where 16 percent reside and Groningen, where 12 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 14 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zitema921/
Sittema8634/
Zuitema862/
Zietema861/
Zitma835/
Shittema8015/
Chittema8012/
Sittemma803/
Cittemma801/
Jittemma801/
Zichtema801/
Citema77343/
Gitema7796/
Sitema7717/
Jitema7710/
Zetema772/
Gittma771/
Zitima771/
Ziteme771/
Chittemma753,548/
Chittemaa751/
Chitema712,837/
Gietema71412/
Sistema71310/
Sittima7151/
Jittima7119/
Sittama7114/
Sitemah7110/
Shitema719/
Chitteemma713/
Jistema712/
Chitteamma712/
Tsetema712/
Citemai711/
Sithema711/
Sitemoa711/
Settema711/
Zaitama711/
Zeitoma711/
Jitemai711/
Gittima711/
Chittemmaa711/
Jeitema711/
Chhittemma711/
Saitema711/
Gettema710/
Sitthima67737/
Shittima67253/
Tshitema67186/
Chitemma67136/
Zetma6776/
Sittimat6768/
Citma6734/
Jitma6724/
Zeatemah6722/
Sitma6722/
Sittimas6716/
Ssettema6714/
Chitemas679/
Chittima678/
Gitma675/
Sittamma674/
Sittimai672/
Tchetema671/
Tshetema671/
Shitemma671/
Zaitisma671/
Scuitema671/
Schitema671/
Jettemma671/
Gittimat671/
Juistema670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zittema
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