Sitter Surname
Approximately 4,902 people bear this surname
Sitter Surname User-submission:
This surname is derived from the name of a profession from the Middle Dutch word, sutter, which means 'sewer', 'tailor' or 'cobbler'.
Sitter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,580 | 1:50,953 | 6,651 |
| United States | 1,464 | 1:247,581 | 23,579 |
| Austria | 550 | 1:15,483 | 2,298 |
| France | 504 | 1:131,791 | 20,133 |
| Canada | 473 | 1:77,898 | 8,747 |
| Norway | 79 | 1:65,092 | 9,213 |
| Czechia | 71 | 1:149,767 | 23,219 |
| Netherlands | 45 | 1:375,271 | 40,838 |
| Switzerland | 42 | 1:195,546 | 17,263 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 185 | 1:271,452 | 22,076 |
Sitter (19) may also be a first name.
Sitter Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is derived from the name of a profession from the Middle Dutch word, sutter, which means 'sewer', 'tailor' or 'cobbler'.
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Average Sitter Salary in
United States
$44,433 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sitter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sitter Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sitter (Russian: Ситтер) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sitter? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sitter is the 96,920th most frequent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,486,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Sitter live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 19 people.
Sitter is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 1,580 people, or 1 in 50,953. In Germany Sitter is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 25 percent reside, Bavaria, where 23 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 21 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname exists in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Austria, where 11 percent reside.
Sitter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sitter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sitter last name grew 791 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sitter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sitter last name are 25.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.06% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sitter earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.2% more than the national average, earning 360,632 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1211.88% more than the national average, earning S/. 254,308 per year; in United States they earn 2.98% more than the national average, earning $44,433 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.78% less than the national average, earning $47,306 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sitter Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sitter in the Russian language | ||
| Ситтер | sitter | - |
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Footnotes
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