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

The last name Sitar (Bengali: সিতার, Georgian: სიტარ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﺘﺎﺭ, Hindi: सितार, Marathi: िसतार, Oriya: ସିତାର, Russian: Ситар) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Sitár, Sitař, Šitar, Sîtar, Šitár, Sítař or Síťař. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sitar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Sitar is the 61,265^th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 887,859 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 49 percent of Sitar live; 42 percent live in South Asia and 33 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 65,999^th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 8,941 people.

It is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 2,639 people, or 1 in 67,694. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 77 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 11 percent live and Sindh, where 7 percent live. Excluding Pakistan this surname exists in 58 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Sitar Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sitar surname is principally Orthodox (92%) in Russia and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Sitar last name are 6.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.3% registered with the political 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.