Sit Surname

17,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Macau

Sit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21,5141:35,6542,554
Cambodia2,3261:6,658808
Malaysia1,3711:21,5131,985
United States1,2881:281,41226,223
Macau1,0531:571113
Hong Kong1,0261:7,150271
Indonesia7771:170,20516,523
Canada7351:50,1306,088
Taiwan1881:124,7061,145
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Singapore1201:45,8981,743
Thailand1041:679,215113,538
Australia911:296,65626,074
England851:655,50738,035
China821:16,674,653960
Poland731:520,66850,348
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
France331:2,012,810168,616
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Austria161:532,21549,801
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Moldova151:237,42521,121
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

The alternate forms: Şit (3,632), Sít (3) & Šít (14) are calculated separately.

Sit (14,794) may also be a first name.

Sit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sit (Bengali: সীতা, Hindi: सीत, Marathi: सीट, Oriya: ସିଟ) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Şit, Sít or Šít. Click here for further potential spellings of Sit.

How Common Is The Last Name Sit? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sit is the 17,631st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 232,095 people. Sit occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Sit reside; 69 percent reside in South Asia and 69 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sit is also the 46,835th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 14,794 people.

The last name Sit is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 21,514 people, or 1 in 35,654. In India Sit is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 62 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 30 percent reside and Odisha, where 6 percent reside. Beside India Sit exists in 77 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 7 percent reside and Malaysia, where 4 percent reside.

Sit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sit last name are 18.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.06% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sit earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.49% more than the national average, earning $49,832 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.83% more than the national average, earning $60,033 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şit893,632/
Sít893/
Shit8685,925/
Sait8613,503/
Sith864,539/
Soit862,233/
Suit862,066/
Seit861,928/
Sist861,593/
Site861,502/
Sitt86954/
Ssit86274/
Siet86152/
Siht8694/
Sits8691/
Hsit8614/
Szit8612/
Sitp866/
Sjit864/
Sitd863/
Sidt862/
Sgit862/
Sxit862/
Xsit862/
Sitš861/
Jsit861/
Si80856,365/
Šít7814/
Shuit754,204/
Sitth752,226/
Seith751,862/
Sitte751,729/
Saith751,531/
Seite751,172/
Siete751,134/
Suitt75991/
Sitch75854/
Sitts75798/
Shite75611/
Seidt75514/
Shait75466/
Shith75455/
Suite75404/
Siste75342/
Sidth75285/
Seits75269/
Suits75265/
Saite75212/
Soiht75201/
Siető75103/
Sciot75102/
Sieth7597/
Shitt7573/
Siest7570/
Sithe7568/
Siets7561/
Siedt7555/
Saidt7550/
Suith7546/
Saait7540/
Seist7538/
Schit7532/
Saits7527/
Sihte7517/
Soite7517/
Saist7517/
Saitt7516/
Suidt7514/
Sicht7512/
Shist759/
Szitt758/
Shitp757/
Scitt757/
Shiet757/
Sisht754/
Scite754/
Seitt754/
Shiht754/
Shoit754/
Scith754/
Sciet754/
Shiot753/
Szite753/
Sithd753/
Sheit752/
Seitp752/
Sjith752/
Szoit752/
Soith751/
Siezt751/
Shhit751/
Sshit751/
Ssith751/
Shidt751/
Sitsh751/
Sithh751/
Sihts751/
Ssite751/
Szeit751/
Saitd751/
Sistt751/
Soits750/
Sistz750/
Siett750/
Jsitt750/
Shi6711,390,893/
Sih67735,461/
Sui67551,753/
Sai67336,260/
Jit6763,330/
Set6738,928/
Sid6728,968/
Sie6719,731/
Sis6718,998/
Soi6718,566/
Sei6716,059/
Sip6711,311/
Ssi674,227/
Cit673,588/
Siy672,638/
Git672,398/
Schuit672,360/
Sii671,459/
Hsi671,191/
Scheit671,118/
Syt67850/
Zit67763/
Çit67761/
Sitova67759/
Szeitz67646/
Szi67288/
Siz67263/
Ősi67228/
Sheitt67200/
Siette67198/
Sić67193/
Xit67176/
Schitt67143/
Suitts67140/
Sitová67134/
Saitch67133/
Schait67119/
Seithe67104/
Sci6792/
Suiste6787/
Schidt6780/
Shaith6773/
Suitte6765/
Sitsch6764/
Shchit6757/
Suggit6755/
Sji6750/
Seijts6748/
Schiet6742/
Schist6741/
Shaist6740/
Sheith6737/
Shaidt6734/
Sitowa6733/
Szaitz6732/
Syi6730/
Suitch6726/
Seicht6725/
Sheitz6724/
Shiedt6721/
Jsi6720/
Shaite6719/
Sichts6718/
Shisht6717/
Saithe6716/
Shitte6715/
Sieste6715/
Sheidt6714/
Shuits6712/
Schite6712/
Siestø678/
Seidts677/
Seitte677/
Shithe677/
Sa'ait677/
Seitts676/
Xsi676/
Sishte675/
Sisthe675/
Sceitz675/
Sishth675/
Sgi675/
Shiste674/
Schiot674/
Saitte674/
Shuite674/
Uansit674/
Szicht674/
Saiste674/
Sxi674/
Shuitz673/
Shitth673/
Schitd672/
Shoith672/
Schith672/
Sahait672/
Sceidt672/
Zsgiet671/
Sittch671/
Shuitt671/
Shzith671/
Shhith671/
Sheite671/
Shuith671/
Shieth671/
Shiett671/
Saheit671/
Shoits671/
Saihdt671/
Sói671/
Suidts671/
Siç671/
Saitts671/
Schiøt671/
Seiste671/
Seidth671/
Saidth671/
Saithh671/
Soithe671/
Shioth671/
Shoitt671/
Sjeitt671/
Sittht671/
Scaith670/
Seitch670/
Sheits670/
Seiztz670/
Shiott670/
Seiths670/
Sietch670/
Shaitt670/
Schoit670/
Seggit670/

Sit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sit in the Hindi language
सीतsita76.64
सितsita11.31
सिटsita5.11
सीटsita3.28
Sit in the Bengali language
সীতাsita66.67
সীতsita33.33
Sit in the Marathi language
सीटsita54.55
सीतsita36.36
सीता़sita9.09
Sit in the Oriya language
ସିଟsita42.99
ସୀଟsita19.89
ଶୀତsita10.82
ସିଟ୍sit8
ସିତsita4.65
ଶିତsita4.57
ସୀଟ୍sit2.9
ସୀତsita2.67
ଶିଟ୍sit0.53
ଶୀଟ୍sit0.38
ସିତ୍sit0.3

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