Sitaj Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Sitaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 56 | 1:13,697,596 | 234,369 |
| Albania | 29 | 1:100,485 | 9,695 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
The alternate forms: Šitaj (7) & Siťaj (1) are calculated separately.
Sitaj (168) may also be a first name.
Sitaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sitaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sitaj (Hindi: सितजा, Marathi: िसताज, Oriya: ଶିତଜ) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Šitaj or Siťaj. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sitaj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,020,555th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Sitaj reside; 65 percent reside in South Asia and 65 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 705,855th most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 168 people.
The surname Sitaj is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 13,697,596. In India it is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 36 percent live, Haryana, where 34 percent live and Chandigarh, where 20 percent live. Beside India this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 34 percent live and Poland, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sitaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sitaj in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିତଜ | sitaja | - |
| Sitaj in the Marathi language | ||
| िसताज | isataja | 69.23 |
| सीताज | sitaja | 28.21 |
| िसतज | isataja | 2.56 |
| Sitaj in the Hindi language | ||
| सितजा | sitaja | 47.37 |
| सिताज | sitaja | 39.47 |
| सीताज | sitaja | 5.26 |
| सीतज | sitaja | 2.63 |
| सिरताज | sirataja | 2.63 |
| सितज | sitaja | 2.63 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Sitaj
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