Sirota Surname

64,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Israel

Sirota Surname Definition:

(from a personal characteristic) Sirota in Slavic means “orphan,” and may describe one who actually was an orphan or one who looked sad and depressed.

Sirota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3,0671:46,9926,235
United States2,1441:169,05717,109
Israel9431:9,0751,401
Slovakia3041:17,5542,613
Argentina2001:213,71717,610
Canada1271:290,12326,993
Belarus1211:78,52112,586
Kazakhstan971:182,29417,382
Brazil831:2,579,20977,959
Romania811:247,87523,462
Poland661:575,89053,502
Latvia481:42,7096,498
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
Czechia351:303,81338,544
Austria291:293,63633,260
Moldova261:136,97614,869
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
England251:2,228,72284,230
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Kyrgyzstan211:284,41225,571
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
France191:3,495,933219,029
Azerbaijan171:567,59510,450
Transnistria131:36,5155,752
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Finland71:785,24338,644
Lithuania71:433,51318,290
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Širota (7), Sirotá (2) & Şirota (1) are calculated separately.

Sirota (137) may also be a first name.

Sirota Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a personal characteristic) Sirota in Slavic means “orphan,” and may describe one who actually was an orphan or one who looked sad and depressed.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Sirota Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sirota (Georgian: სიროტა, Hindi: सिरोता, Russian: Сирота) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Širota, Sirotá or Şirota. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sirota? popularity and diffusion

It is the 64,783rd most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 944,227 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 41 percent of Sirota reside; 39 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 32 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 790,880th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 137 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 3,067 people, or 1 in 46,992. In Russia it is most common in: Rostov Oblast, where 16 percent live, Krasnodar Krai, where 14 percent live and Moscow, where 7 percent live. Apart from Russia it exists in 48 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Israel, where 12 percent live.

Sirota Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (93%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Sirota last name are 11.02% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 57.79% registered with the party.

The amount Sirota earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.08% more than the national average, earning $51,381 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.19% more than the national average, earning $56,235 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Širota947/
Sirotá942/
Şirota941/
Shirota9220,135/
Sierota921,538/
Szirota92130/
Sirotta9278/
Sirotha9265/
Sairota922/
Siroeta921/
Sirgota921/
Siroteau8652/
Shirotai8651/
Schirota869/
Siroutha861/
Shirotha861/
Sierotta861/
Syrota836,607/
Serota831,121/
Zirota83314/
Siroti83299/
Sirote83238/
Cirota83143/
Jirota83125/
Sirata83109/
Siruta8376/
Siroto8360/
Sireta8348/
Girota8340/
Siroty8321/
Siréta834/
Särota832/
Xirota831/
Sirotheau80106/
Sirotteau80103/
Scirrotta8040/
Sirothaya801/
Sirouthay801/
Sirothead801/
Sirotti771,185/
Shirote771,128/
Shirata77320/
Sirataj77254/
Sirataş77228/
Sieruta77221/
Serotta77163/
Sirotto77119/
Sherota7753/
Sieroty7731/
Shiroto7727/
Chirota7727/
Serrota7727/
Girotta7723/
Sairata7719/
Sierote7714/
Cirotta7712/
Sairote7710/
Siratha779/
Sergota779/
Sirotiy778/
Siretta777/
Suirata776/
Sirothi776/
Serouta774/
Sirotos774/
Siratai773/
Shiroti773/
Siratat773/
Cirrota773/
Shireta773/
Serotha772/
Siratas772/
Sairoti771/
Sirasta771/
Sirataz771/
Siroter771/
Sieroto771/
Siretai771/
Sirotte771/
Siretha771/
Shiruta771/
Siroiti771/
Sirusta771/
Sireeta770/
Sciorrotta7538/
Sirathat71279/
Sirotich71231/
Scirotto7127/
Seirotti7119/
Sirahata7119/
Scairata7110/
Scherota7110/
Sirothot718/
Shiretta717/
Sirataja716/
Shirothe715/
Serostau715/
Cirrotta714/
Shirataj712/
Scirroto712/
Shiroiti712/
Sirratta711/
Sjhirote711/
Sieretta711/
Shiratad711/
Shiratha711/
Shiratta711/
Seroutta711/
Sirretta711/
Siroutot711/
Shirooti711/
Seiretta711/
Ciroteau711/
Seroista711/
Shiratai711/
Scirotti710/
Shirahata678,156/
Jirata674,549/
Giroto672,168/
Seroto671,335/
Serote671,220/
Serata671,132/
Sereta67762/
Sirate67467/
Girata67399/
Scirrotto67187/
Jerota67183/
Chitrotat67169/
Sirati67158/
Siratthat67144/
Zirata67139/
Gerota67119/
Cirata67102/
Cirotteau6799/
Sirato6732/
Sitrattha6730/
Cerota6726/
Seroti6722/
Ziruta6718/
Seroty6715/
Siruti6713/
Sirató6712/
Ciruta677/
Siraty676/
Séréta674/
Xirata673/
Zireta673/
Seruta672/
Chitrotha672/
Scirretta672/
Ciroto672/
Sireto672/
Serotheau672/
Chitrotau671/
Siruto671/
Sierratta671/
Shirastha671/
Siratá671/
Scherotta671/
Scirratta671/
Sirathaia671/
Zerota671/
Siratheau671/
Sisrattha671/
Syroshtai671/
Syroshtay671/

Sirota Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sirota in the Georgian language
სიროტაsirota-
Sirota in the Hindi language
सिरोताsirota-
Sirota in the Russian language
Сиротаsirota-

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