Sittig Surname

136,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sittig Surname User-submission:

From a nickname for a loud or talkative person, similar to the old German word for parrot.

Sittig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8561:43,3765,699
United States1,2701:285,40126,557
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Finland81:687,08836,047
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1421:353,65327,017

Sittig Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From a nickname for a loud or talkative person, similar to the old German word for parrot.

- misskitty_79

Sittig Last Name Facts

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

Sittig is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sittig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sittig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 136,463rd most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,215,733 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Sittig reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 1,856 people, or 1 in 43,376. In Germany it is mostly found in: Thuringia, where 37 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside and Bavaria, where 10 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 39 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Sittig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sittig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sittig surname expanded 894 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sittig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sittig last name are 42.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.93% registered with the political party.

The amount Sittig earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 21.66% more than the national average, earning R 289,104 per year; in United States they earn 4.64% more than the national average, earning $45,149 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.81% less than the national average, earning $40,338 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shittig921/
Sitig914/
Schittig8656/
Sistig83776/
Sittik8318/
Settig8316/
Gittig8314/
Sittic832/
Zittig831/
Sitieg831/
Seitig830/
Sichtig7749/
Shettig7724/
Sitthik7714/
Shistig7711/
Sittikt771/
Sitthiq771/
Setteig771/
Sittick770/
Sitik7365/
Siteg7361/
Sitic7333/
Gitig7325/
Setig7312/
Schettig71161/
Scheitig711/
Cittik671,021/
Sithik67744/
Gettig67574/
Sittek67157/
Sestig6798/
Gittik6792/
Shitik6762/
Sittikova6751/
Schittegg6738/
Sithiq6730/
Sistik6725/
Scheuttig6723/
Saitik6713/
Settic6710/
Sittyc678/
Sitike678/
Zistig677/
Sitiks676/
Sitiok674/
Settyg673/
Sistic671/
Seitic671/
Setteg671/
Settiq671/
Jettig671/
Settik671/
Sisteg671/
Shettigue670/

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