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) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sitter? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 96,920th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,486,647 people. Sitter occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Sitter live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe. Sitter is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 19 people.
The surname Sitter is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 1,580 people, or 1 in 50,953. In Germany Sitter is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 25 percent live, Bavaria, where 23 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 21 percent live. Barring Germany it exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live and Austria, where 11 percent live.
Sitter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sitter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 791 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sitter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sitter last name are 25.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.06% being registered with the 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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