Sittel Surname

348,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Morocco

Sittel Surname User-submission:

This surname may have originally been Von Sittel, from the town of Sittel in Saxony.

Sittel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5401:149,08417,911
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Russia481:3,002,564162,760
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
India101:76,706,538639,611
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Sittel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname may have originally been Von Sittel, from the town of Sittel in Saxony.

- lcsittel

Sittel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sittel (Russian: Ситтель) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sittel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sittel is the 348,286th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,947,136 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Sittel are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Sittel is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 540 people, or 1 in 149,084. In Germany Sittel is primarily found in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 40 percent reside, Saxony-Anhalt, where 11 percent reside and Thuringia, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Sittel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sittel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sittel surname rose 393 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sittel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Sittel surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sittel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.61% more than the national average, earning R 412,560 per year and in United States they earn 7.53% less than the national average, earning $39,899 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siettel9212/
Sittell921/
Sittele921/
Shittel920/
Sitel91634/
Sittl9177/
Schittel868/
Sitthoel861/
Sjittell860/
Sjeittel860/
Zittel831,277/
Gittel83855/
Seitel83644/
Settel83166/
Cittel8352/
Sistel8341/
Sitele8341/
Saitel8328/
Soitel8324/
Shitel8315/
Sitell8313/
Sietel834/
Sithel834/
Suitel834/
Sittil831/
Sitl801/
Seithel77339/
Shettel77204/
Settell77153/
Schittl7794/
Zittell7750/
Shaitel7747/
Szettel7743/
Gittell7721/
Chittel7718/
Cittell7716/
Shuitel7714/
Sheitel779/
Shistel779/
Saitele777/
Sithele777/
Sithoel776/
Schitel774/
Sichtel772/
Siethel772/
Seistel772/
Shitael771/
Shitoel771/
Settesl771/
Seitehl771/
Szeitel771/
Scaitel771/
Shithel771/
Sitthil771/
Seitell770/
Gittele770/
Sittlet770/
Scithel770/
Shittil770/
Siele739,270/
Shiel733,844/
Seitl73619/
Sisel73317/
Setel73160/
Citel73153/
Gitel73133/
Šitel73124/
Shitl73112/
Saitl7388/
Sitil7349/
Zitel7348/
Jitel7325/
Sicel7317/
Sistl7316/
Sytel734/
Cittl731/
Sitll731/
Zittl731/
Sißel731/
Suitl731/
Soitl731/
Schaitel71554/
Scheitel71236/
Schettel7133/
Shettell7130/
Chittell7128/
Schättel7122/
Schistel7111/
Shaitele714/
Schietel713/
Shichtel713/
Cittiell711/
Scaaitel711/
Seiteldt710/
Sheistel710/
Zettel673,100/
Shiell671,493/
Sichel671,483/
Gettel67997/
Sissel67895/
Gestel67663/
Sithil67360/
Zeitel67332/
Siesel67274/
Jestel67234/
Szeitl67218/
Chitel67185/
Gietel67150/
Gistel67125/
Jistel67114/
Siscel6790/
Shytel6787/
Zhitel6768/
Sisell6759/
Zistel6756/
Ceitel6753/
Jettel6752/
Cettel6746/
Sitiol6746/
Szytel6738/
Seisel6736/
Sielle6733/
Cestel6730/
Gitell6729/
Seytel6727/
Cesiel6723/
Szetel6721/
Cistel6717/
Setiel6716/
Cittelová6716/
Shisel6712/
Situil6711/
Saitil678/
Jeitel678/
Scheistel677/
Zitele675/
Shitil674/
Shetel674/
Jitell674/
Sestel674/
Setael673/
Sehtel673/
Zaitel673/
Coitel673/
Siecel672/
Sethel672/
Seicel672/
Zitell672/
Joitel672/
Zietel672/
Szaitl672/
Giztel672/
Seatel672/
Saisel671/
Chittl671/
Scuitl671/
Sishtl671/
Sitlet671/
Sichtl671/
Shielh671/
Caitel671/
Zíttel671/
Zitiel671/
Jästel671/
Setuel671/
Sistil671/
Sisiel671/
Cuitel671/
S'Sithele671/
Systel671/
Settil671/
Seattl671/
Siesil671/
Sheitl671/
Schettell670/
Sedtel670/
Citell670/

Sittel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sittel in the Russian language
Ситтельsittel-

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