Sitar Surname

61,265th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Sitar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sitar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan2,6391:67,6942,472
Slovenia1,6331:1,523125
United States9011:402,28535,164
India8141:942,34140,427
Croatia3761:11,2462,096
Romania3741:53,6846,624
Turkey2461:316,34720,468
Canada2111:174,62417,463
Indonesia1981:667,92552,159
Russia1411:1,022,14978,372
Austria721:118,27016,587
Poland701:542,98251,331
France541:1,230,050127,496
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Slovakia401:133,41124,423
Czechia391:272,65335,847
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Bosnia and Herzegovina161:221,02511,534
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
England141:3,979,861125,553
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Serbia121:595,41221,526
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malta11:430,2723,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

The alternate forms: Sitár (541), Sitař (148), Šitar (2), Sîtar (1), Šitár (47), Sítař (28) & Síťař (1) are calculated separately.

Sitar (8,941) may also be a first name.

Sitar Last Name Facts

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

Sitar (Bengali: সিতার, Georgian: სიტარ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﺘﺎﺭ, Hindi: सितार, Marathi: िसतार, Oriya: ସିତାର, Russian: Ситар) is found most in Pakistan. It can occur as: Sitár, Sitař, Šitar, Sîtar, Šitár, Sítař or Síťař. For other possible spellings of Sitar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sitar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 61,265th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 887,859 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 49 percent of Sitar reside; 42 percent reside in South Asia and 33 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 65,999th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 8,941 people.

The last name is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is borne by 2,639 people, or 1 in 67,694. In Pakistan Sitar is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 77 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 11 percent live and Sindh, where 7 percent live. Not including Pakistan this last name is found in 58 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Sitar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Sitar last name is predominantly Orthodox (92%) in Russia and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Sitar are 6.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.3% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sitar earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.64% more than the national average, earning $46,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.06% more than the national average, earning $53,687 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sitár93541/
Sitař93148/
Šitar932/
Sîtar931/
Sitarz915,856/
Sittar914,052/
Sithar912,353/
Sitare911,075/
Sistar91693/
Sitaar91168/
Szitar9170/
Sitaur9139/
Saitar9125/
Shitar9124/
Scitar9111/
Sihtar917/
Suitar916/
Seitar915/
Sitear913/
Sitard912/
Sitgar912/
Sietar911/
Sitair911/
Sitasr911/
Sitatr911/
Sidtar911/
Sitarr911/
Šitár8747/
Sítař8728/
Sistare83717/
Sittard83140/
Sishtar8353/
Shistar8349/
Sittart8346/
Shaitar8336/
Suithar8331/
Shitare8325/
Saithar8316/
Sichtar8312/
Sitaire8310/
Sitahar839/
Sittarz839/
Sistarz838/
Sitaare835/
Sithare835/
Sitttar834/
Sithaur833/
Sittaar833/
Shithar832/
Sittaur832/
Saitare832/
Saittar832/
Saitarr831/
Sisthar831/
Sithair831/
Sittare831/
Sietart831/
Shittar831/
Sittasr831/
Shitaar831/
Seitard831/
Seithar831/
Sitthar831/
Sistarr830/
Suitard830/
Sytar801,677/
Setar80530/
Citar80289/
Gitar80247/
Jitar80243/
Sitor80216/
Zitar8055/
Síťař801/
Sitarova7761/
Sitarová7745/
Sittardt7737/
Shishtar775/
Shistare775/
Sishthar774/
Sistaire773/
Scheitar771/
Shuithar771/
Shistard771/
Suithair771/
Saithare771/
Scittart771/
Saithaar771/
Sheithar771/
Sisstare770/
Sietartt770/
Suithard770/
Settar736,898/
Sethar732,879/
Jhitar732,292/
Suitor731,602/
Zaitar73656/
Zhitar73378/
Cestar73374/
Shitor73281/
Szitár73273/
Siteur73215/
Chitar73116/
Jithar73114/
Zitare7393/
Cittar7390/
Gitard7375/
Citare7370/
Cithar7366/
Sajtar7351/
Gittar7347/
Seitor7344/
Setare7338/
Sitore7335/
Setear7332/
Cuitar7326/
Saitor7325/
Saytar7322/
Seetar7322/
Gitare7320/
Djitar7320/
Zittar7314/
Cistar7314/
Gestar7312/
Sistor7312/
Suytar7312/
Šaitar7311/
Zestar7310/
Jaitar7310/
Shetar739/
Soytar738/
Zeitar738/
Setaur737/
Szytar737/
Sestar736/
Jitart736/
Citaur735/
Setgar734/
Sittor734/
Jistar734/
Jestar733/
Sitour733/
Jitare732/
Zietar732/
Setard732/
Jitair732/
Setaar732/
Šihtar732/
Gitart732/
Scetar731/
Seytar731/
Jitaar731/
Citaar731/
Setart731/
Gistar731/
Sietor731/
Gietar731/
Sitoor731/
Sitorz731/
Sytarz731/
Dzitar731/
Gitarh731/
Sehtar731/
Zithar731/
Sithor730/
Seutar730/
Sitthardt7113/
Seitarova713/
Sittarova712/
Shitarova712/
Siddthart711/
Schichtar711/
Shaishtar711/
Shitharth711/
Chhitar673,952/
Chitare672,380/
Citaure67753/
Shettar67596/
Cestare67423/
Chittar67226/
Zaaitar67178/
Seitour67171/
Gittard67138/
Shaytar67107/
Shaitor6782/
Sestare6778/
Saitore6772/
Shetgar6758/
Sethare6751/
Shetard6749/
Shethar6736/
Chaitar6734/
Citaire6730/
Cistare6729/
Chestar6728/
Shaitarova6726/
Chuitar6725/
Cittart6723/
Jhithar6721/
Szittár6719/
Sitorre6719/
Soiteur6718/
Seethar6717/
Saitour6716/
Seastar6715/
Tjitare6714/
Suittor6713/
Sättare6713/
Jhaitar6711/
Chithar678/
Shetare677/
Zeitare676/
Sethatr676/
Cittare675/
Chitaar675/
Sietorh675/
Setahar674/
Settare674/
Joystar673/
Sithore673/
Djitare673/
Seidtor673/
Seetare672/
Githare672/
Gistard672/
Zeithar672/
Geshtar672/
Seatear672/
Sajttar671/
Chitarr671/
Choitar671/
Cheitar671/
Jeithar671/
Jaystar671/
Jeystar671/
Jestard671/
Githard671/
Sittord671/
Seteart671/
Seetaur671/
Sythard671/
Siehtor671/
Setaire671/
Seuthar671/
Sittour671/
Shitour671/
Shittahare671/
Seitorr671/
Szejtar671/
Gittart671/
Gestart671/
Citarre671/
Gestair671/
Zaitare671/
Saytare671/
Sethhar671/
Shehtar671/
Jaithar671/
Jitarre671/
Jithare671/
Cittard670/
Schitor670/

Sitar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sitar in the Georgian language
სიტარsitar-
Sitar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻴﺘﺎﺭsytar-
Sitar in the Bengali language
সিতারsitara-
Sitar in the Hindi language
सितारsitara93.09
सीतारsitara3.86
सिताराsitara0.64
सीतरsitara0.56
सितरsitara0.4
सितारा़sitara0.32
सिटरsitara0.24
सीतराsitara0.24
सीटरsitara0.16
सीताsita0.16
सीताृsitar0.08
शीतरsitara0.08
Sitar in the Marathi language
िसतारisatara55.24
िसतरisatara34.29
सुतारsutara3.81
सीतारsitara2.86
सीतरsitara0.95
सतरsatara0.95
Sitar in the Oriya language
ସିତାରsitara54.2
ସୀତାରsitara35.11
ସିତରsitara2.29
ଶିତାରsitara2.29
ଶିତରsitara1.53
ସୀତାର୍sitar0.76
ଶୀତାରsitara0.76
ସିତାର୍sitar0.76
ଶୀତରsitara0.76
ସିତାରାsitara0.76
Sitar in the Russian language
Ситарsitar-

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