COMPANION
Sita
Sita
Sita (Sanskrit: सीता; IAST: Sītā), also known as Siya, Janaki, Maithili, Vaidehi and Bhumija, is a Hindu goddess and the female protagonist of the Hindu epic, Ramayana. She is the consort of Rama, the avatar of the god Vishnu, and is regarded as an avatar of Vishnu's consort, Lakshmi. She is also the chief goddess of Rama-centric Hindu traditions. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sita has received more than 5,029,395 page views. Her biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). Sita is the 53rd most popular companion (up from 112th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Nepal (up from 46th in 2019) and the most popular Nepalese Companion.
Sita is most famous for being the wife of Lord Rama in the Hindu epic Ramayana.
Memorability Metrics
5.0M
Page Views (PV)
70.29
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
60
Languages Editions (L)
8.65
Effective Languages (L*)
3.80
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Sitas by language
Among COMPANIONS
Among companions, Sita ranks 53 out of 673. Before her are Fawzia Fuad of Egypt, Elisabeth of Valois, Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, Theodora, Ingrid of Sweden, and Isabella of France. After her are Zayd ibn Harithah, Claude of France, Isabella of Portugal, Margaret Tudor, Maria Feodorovna, and Antinous.
Most Popular Companions in Wikipedia
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Fawzia Fuad of Egypt
1921 - 2013
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 47
Elisabeth of Valois
1545 - 1568
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 48
Princess Helena of the United Kingdom
1846 - 1923
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 49
Theodora
500 - 548
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 50
Ingrid of Sweden
1910 - 2000
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 51
Isabella of France
1295 - 1358
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 52
Sita
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 53
Zayd ibn Harithah
581 - 629
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 54
Claude of France
1499 - 1524
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 55
Isabella of Portugal
1503 - 1539
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 56
Margaret Tudor
1489 - 1541
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 57
Maria Feodorovna
1847 - 1928
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 58
Antinous
111 - 130
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 59
In Nepal
Among people born in Nepal, Sita ranks 3 out of 55. Before her are Gautama Buddha (-566) and Tenzing Norgay (1914). After her are Maya (-600), Rāhula (-534), Yaśodharā (-600), Śuddhodana (-590), Mahapajapati Gotami (-600), Janaka (null), Chandra Bahadur Dangi (1939), Gyanendra of Nepal (1947), and Prithvi Narayan Shah (1723).
Others born in Nepal
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Gautama Buddha
566 BC - 452 BC
HPI: 90.82
Rank: 1
Tenzing Norgay
1914 - 1986
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 2
Sita
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 3
Maya
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 4
Rāhula
534 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 5
Yaśodharā
600 BC - Present
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 6
Śuddhodana
590 BC - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 7
Mahapajapati Gotami
600 BC - Present
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 8
Janaka
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 9
Chandra Bahadur Dangi
1939 - 2015
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 10
Gyanendra of Nepal
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 11
Prithvi Narayan Shah
1723 - 1775
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 12
Among COMPANIONS In Nepal
Among companions born in Nepal, Sita ranks 1.
