Seet Surname
Approximately 12,946 people bear this surname
Seet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 10,361 | 1:532 | 91 |
| Malaysia | 1,001 | 1:29,465 | 2,551 |
| India | 369 | 1:2,078,768 | 70,458 |
| Hong Kong | 239 | 1:30,692 | 530 |
| Thailand | 237 | 1:298,052 | 51,367 |
| United States | 176 | 1:2,059,426 | 131,385 |
| Australia | 162 | 1:166,640 | 17,199 |
| Kenya | 155 | 1:297,935 | 18,952 |
| Russia | 43 | 1:3,351,699 | 174,427 |
| Canada | 35 | 1:1,052,731 | 78,176 |
| Cameroon | 34 | 1:610,855 | 46,287 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Pakistan | 19 | 1:9,402,310 | 46,838 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| China | 14 | 1:97,665,826 | 5,141 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50 | 1:1,004,374 | 59,252 |
Seet (2,245) may also be a first name.
Seet Demographics
Average Seet Salary in
United States
$48,847 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Seet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seet Come From? nationality or country of origin
Seet (Hindi: सेएत, Marathi: सेट, Oriya: ସୀଟ, Russian: Сеет) occurs more in Singapore more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Seet? popularity and diffusion
Seet is the 40,473rd most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 562,919 people. The last name Seet occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Seet live; 90 percent live in Southeast Asia and 80 percent live in Sinio-Southeast Asia. Seet is also the 157,675th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 2,245 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Singapore, where it is borne by 10,361 people, or 1 in 532. Beside Singapore this last name is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 8 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Seet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Seet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Seet last name rose 352 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Seet Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Seet surname are 28.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 82.14% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Seet earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 24.59% less than the national average, earning R 179,196 per year; in United States they earn 13.21% more than the national average, earning $48,847 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.06% more than the national average, earning $64,122 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seet Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seet in the Hindi language | ||
| सेएत | se'eta | - |
| Seet in the Marathi language | ||
| सेट | seta | - |
| Seet in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୀଟ | sita | 50.54 |
| ସିଟ | sita | 37.63 |
| ସୀଟ୍ | sit | 11.83 |
| Seet in the Russian language | ||
| Сеет | seet | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Seet
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