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
Average Set Salary in
United States
$39,401 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Set Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Set Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Set (Bengali: সেট, Georgian: სეთ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺖ, Hindi: सेत, Marathi: सेट, Oriya: େସଟ) is found most in India. It can be found as a variant: Šet. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Set? popularity and diffusion
The last name Set is the 14,321st most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 187,206 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Set live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 34 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 22,554th most widespread given name internationally, borne by 39,271 people.
The surname Set is most common in India, where it is carried by 13,222 people, or 1 in 58,014. In India it is primarily found in: Odisha, where 76 percent are found, Karnataka, where 18 percent are found and West Bengal, where 3 percent are found. Barring India this surname occurs in 74 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 32 percent are found and Myanmar, where 15 percent are found.
Set Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Set are 17.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.59% registered to vote for the political 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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