Set Surname
Approximately 38,928 people bear this surname
Set Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 13,222 | 1:58,014 | 3,971 |
| Cambodia | 12,543 | 1:1,235 | 304 |
| Myanmar | 5,948 | 1:8,732 | 272 |
| Guatemala | 3,984 | 1:4,037 | 587 |
| Turkey | 618 | 1:125,925 | 10,386 |
| Philippines | 400 | 1:253,096 | 37,755 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| Indonesia | 271 | 1:488,004 | 40,078 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| United States | 158 | 1:2,294,044 | 142,811 |
| Thailand | 152 | 1:464,726 | 81,315 |
| Pakistan | 150 | 1:1,190,959 | 14,323 |
| Malaysia | 148 | 1:199,285 | 11,752 |
| Israel | 140 | 1:61,126 | 7,761 |
| Papua New Guinea | 91 | 1:89,601 | 11,921 |
| Namibia | 79 | 1:30,499 | 4,636 |
| Brazil | 46 | 1:4,653,790 | 122,015 |
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Taiwan | 30 | 1:781,492 | 5,561 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| Mauritania | 14 | 1:292,490 | 12,957 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Panama | 11 | 1:355,660 | 7,645 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Šet (7) are calculated separately.
Set (39,271) may also be a first name.
Set Demographics
Set Political Affiliation
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Set Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Set Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Set (Bengali: সেট, Georgian: სეთ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺖ, Hindi: सेत, Marathi: सेट, Oriya: େସଟ) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Šet. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Set? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 14,321st most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 187,206 people. Set occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Set reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 34 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Set is also the 22,554th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 39,271 people.
Set is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 13,222 people, or 1 in 58,014. In India it is most prevalent in: Odisha, where 76 percent are found, Karnataka, where 18 percent are found and West Bengal, where 3 percent are found. Other than India this surname occurs in 74 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 32 percent are found and Myanmar, where 15 percent are found.
Set Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Set surname are 17.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.59% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Set earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.71% less than the national average, earning R 55,356 per year; in United States they earn 8.69% less than the national average, earning $39,401 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.08% more than the national average, earning $53,199 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Šet | 89 | 7 | / |
| Seth | 86 | 205,576 | / |
| Seet | 86 | 12,946 | / |
| Sett | 86 | 10,865 | / |
| Shet | 86 | 7,611 | / |
| Sete | 86 | 6,706 | / |
| Seit | 86 | 1,928 | / |
| Seat | 86 | 1,456 | / |
| Seyt | 86 | 267 | / |
| Sest | 86 | 153 | / |
| Siet | 86 | 152 | / |
| Seut | 86 | 93 | / |
| Seht | 86 | 90 | / |
| Sedt | 86 | 37 | / |
| Szet | 86 | 6 | / |
| Setp | 86 | 5 | / |
| Sezt | 86 | 5 | / |
| Åset | 86 | 5 | / |
| Sets | 86 | 4 | / |
| Hset | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sset | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sget | 86 | 3 | / |
| Se | 80 | 164,925 | / |
| Sheth | 75 | 38,646 | / |
| Sheet | 75 | 31,298 | / |
| Shete | 75 | 13,662 | / |
| Sette | 75 | 9,054 | / |
| Seith | 75 | 1,862 | / |
| Seete | 75 | 1,846 | / |
| Seath | 75 | 1,671 | / |
| Seate | 75 | 1,418 | / |
| Seite | 75 | 1,172 | / |
| Siete | 75 | 1,134 | / |
| Sethe | 75 | 1,051 | / |
| Seats | 75 | 1,049 | / |
| Seidt | 75 | 514 | / |
| Seets | 75 | 333 | / |
| Sheat | 75 | 282 | / |
| Seest | 75 | 271 | / |
| Seits | 75 | 269 | / |
| Shest | 75 | 208 | / |
| Seeth | 75 | 176 | / |
| Schet | 75 | 146 | / |
| Setch | 75 | 135 | / |
| Siető | 75 | 103 | / |
| Setså | 75 | 99 | / |
| Sedth | 75 | 99 | / |
| Shets | 75 | 97 | / |
| Sieth | 75 | 97 | / |
| Seyts | 75 | 96 | / |
| Siest | 75 | 70 | / |
| Seatz | 75 | 64 | / |
| Seetz | 75 | 64 | / |
| Siets | 75 | 61 | / |
| Siedt | 75 | 55 | / |
| Shett | 75 | 47 | / |
| Seyte | 75 | 46 | / |
| Øseth | 75 | 46 | / |
| Seyth | 75 | 42 | / |
| Seist | 75 | 38 | / |
| Åseth | 75 | 28 | / |
| Seydt | 75 | 24 | / |
| Hseet | 75 | 20 | / |
| Setts | 75 | 18 | / |
| Scett | 75 | 15 | / |
| Seuth | 75 | 11 | / |
| Seste | 75 | 11 | / |
| Håset | 75 | 11 | / |
| Setth | 75 | 10 | / |
| Sheut | 75 | 9 | / |
| Sesht | 75 | 9 | / |
| Sethh | 75 | 8 | / |
| Sheyt | 75 | 8 | / |
| Shiet | 75 | 7 | / |
| Seths | 75 | 6 | / |
| Seeht | 75 | 5 | / |
| Seitt | 75 | 4 | / |
| Shedt | 75 | 4 | / |
| Szejt | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sciet | 75 | 4 | / |
| Seatt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Secht | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sejte | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ssete | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sheit | 75 | 2 | / |
| Seytt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Setht | 75 | 2 | / |
| Seitp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sgeet | 75 | 2 | / |
| Seedt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Seïte | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sceut | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hseth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Scets | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siezt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shget | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seast | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seutt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sethı | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sjete | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sehst | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sehth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Szest | 75 | 1 | / |
| Szeit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Scete | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shezt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sheht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sjeet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sjzet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sestz | 75 | 0 | / |
| Seytz | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sehdt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Siett | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sjeth | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sehts | 75 | 0 | / |
| She | 67 | 406,704 | / |
| See | 67 | 57,330 | / |
| Shette | 67 | 46,756 | / |
| Sze | 67 | 34,983 | / |
| Sit | 67 | 31,399 | / |
| Sea | 67 | 29,136 | / |
| Sheets | 67 | 28,489 | / |
| Sey | 67 | 23,866 | / |
| Sie | 67 | 19,731 | / |
| Sei | 67 | 16,059 | / |
| Seh | 67 | 12,430 | / |
| Seu | 67 | 11,763 | / |
| Ser | 67 | 9,374 | / |
| Cet | 67 | 7,710 | / |
| Sep | 67 | 5,677 | / |
| Get | 67 | 5,388 | / |
| Sed | 67 | 3,902 | / |
| Ses | 67 | 2,974 | / |
| Zet | 67 | 2,491 | / |
| Hse | 67 | 2,331 | / |
| Sheats | 67 | 1,899 | / |
| Sheath | 67 | 1,226 | / |
| Scheit | 67 | 1,118 | / |
| Schett | 67 | 922 | / |
| Syt | 67 | 850 | / |
| Jet | 67 | 774 | / |
| Schets | 67 | 755 | / |
| Szeitz | 67 | 646 | / |
| Çet | 67 | 632 | / |
| Shethe | 67 | 627 | / |
| Schetz | 67 | 508 | / |
| Søe | 67 | 479 | / |
| Sej | 67 | 289 | / |
| Sceats | 67 | 273 | / |
| Åse | 67 | 215 | / |
| Setova | 67 | 207 | / |
| Sheitt | 67 | 200 | / |
| Siette | 67 | 198 | / |
| Sce | 67 | 187 | / |
| Sse | 67 | 169 | / |
| Scheet | 67 | 160 | / |
| Shesht | 67 | 156 | / |
| Håseth | 67 | 140 | / |
| Seithe | 67 | 104 | / |
| Sez | 67 | 96 | / |
| Seç | 67 | 88 | / |
| Øxseth | 67 | 75 | / |
| Seatts | 67 | 69 | / |
| Xet | 67 | 68 | / |
| Jse | 67 | 59 | / |
| Sheydt | 67 | 57 | / |
| Sheete | 67 | 48 | / |
| Seijts | 67 | 48 | / |
| Shecht | 67 | 45 | / |
| Schiet | 67 | 42 | / |
| Sheith | 67 | 37 | / |
| Schest | 67 | 36 | / |
| Seetch | 67 | 32 | / |
| Sje | 67 | 30 | / |
| Sjøset | 67 | 29 | / |
| Seicht | 67 | 25 | / |
| Sheitz | 67 | 24 | / |
| Shetts | 67 | 22 | / |
| Sheeth | 67 | 21 | / |
| Shiedt | 67 | 21 | / |
| Sge | 67 | 20 | / |
| Seeste | 67 | 19 | / |
| Seethe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Shchet | 67 | 16 | / |
| Sieste | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sheidt | 67 | 14 | / |
| Seytts | 67 | 12 | / |
| Scheut | 67 | 12 | / |
| Säe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sée | 67 | 12 | / |
| Seß | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sceets | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sheate | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sethth | 67 | 8 | / |
| Szecht | 67 | 8 | / |
| Siestø | 67 | 8 | / |
| Seidts | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sheatt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Seitte | 67 | 7 | / |
| Seitts | 67 | 6 | / |
| Setsch | 67 | 6 | / |
| Seï | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sceitz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shzets | 67 | 5 | / |
| Øse | 67 | 5 | / |
| Seateh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Seshte | 67 | 4 | / |
| Schedt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Seetsh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Seasth | 67 | 3 | / |
| Setthe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sít | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sehcht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seî | 67 | 2 | / |
| Żet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Setowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Scetsh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sceidt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seathe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shetch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shehth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zsgiet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sceetz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scette | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schetp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjeets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shestz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shetht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shetss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shetth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheyte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shhetz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sethte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seehts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shceet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shieth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shiett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saheit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssette | 67 | 1 | / |
| Setová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheste | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shheet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seiste | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seidth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shjeat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjeitt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sxe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seitch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sheits | 67 | 0 | / |
| Seiztz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sceett | 67 | 0 | / |
| Scheat | 67 | 0 | / |
| Seiths | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hssett | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shettz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sietch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sheths | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sheett | 67 | 0 | / |
| Scheth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shedts | 67 | 0 | / |
| Seatch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Seggit | 67 | 0 | / |
Set Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Set in the Georgian language | ||
| სეთ | set | - |
| Set in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﺖ | st | - |
| Set in the Bengali language | ||
| সেট | seta | - |
| Set in the Marathi language | ||
| सेट | seta | 89.29 |
| सेत | seta | 5.95 |
| शेट | seta | 4.76 |
| Set in the Oriya language | ||
| େସଟ | esata | 82.69 |
| େସଟ୍ | esat | 9.57 |
| େସତ | esata | 3.89 |
| େଶତ | esata | 2.34 |
| େଟ | eta | 0.02 |
| Set in the Hindi language | ||
| सेत | seta | 69.53 |
| सेट | seta | 30.47 |
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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 Set
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