Set Surname

14,321st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Set Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Set Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India13,2221:58,0143,971
Cambodia12,5431:1,235304
Myanmar5,9481:8,732272
Guatemala3,9841:4,037587
Turkey6181:125,92510,386
Philippines4001:253,09637,755
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Indonesia2711:488,00440,078
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Thailand1521:464,72681,315
Pakistan1501:1,190,95914,323
Malaysia1481:199,28511,752
Israel1401:61,1267,761
Papua New Guinea911:89,60111,921
Namibia791:30,4994,636
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Taiwan301:781,4925,561
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
England201:2,785,90397,972
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Mauritania141:292,49012,957
France131:5,109,440259,941
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Panama111:355,6607,645
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Šet (7) are calculated separately.

Set (39,271) may also be a first name.

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 also appear in the variant forms: Šet. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Set? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 14,321st most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 187,206 people. The surname Set occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Set are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 34 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Set is also the 22,554th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 39,271 people.

The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 13,222 people, or 1 in 58,014. In India it is most frequent in: Odisha, where 76 percent reside, Karnataka, where 18 percent reside and West Bengal, where 3 percent reside. Beside India this last name occurs in 74 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 32 percent reside and Myanmar, where 15 percent reside.

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 with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šet897/
Seth86205,576/
Seet8612,946/
Sett8610,865/
Shet867,611/
Sete866,706/
Seit861,928/
Seat861,456/
Seyt86267/
Sest86153/
Siet86152/
Seut8693/
Seht8690/
Sedt8637/
Szet866/
Setp865/
Sezt865/
Åset865/
Sets864/
Hset863/
Sset863/
Sget863/
Se80164,925/
Sheth7538,646/
Sheet7531,298/
Shete7513,662/
Sette759,054/
Seith751,862/
Seete751,846/
Seath751,671/
Seate751,418/
Seite751,172/
Siete751,134/
Sethe751,051/
Seats751,049/
Seidt75514/
Seets75333/
Sheat75282/
Seest75271/
Seits75269/
Shest75208/
Seeth75176/
Schet75146/
Setch75135/
Siető75103/
Setså7599/
Sedth7599/
Shets7597/
Sieth7597/
Seyts7596/
Siest7570/
Seatz7564/
Seetz7564/
Siets7561/
Siedt7555/
Shett7547/
Seyte7546/
Øseth7546/
Seyth7542/
Seist7538/
Åseth7528/
Seydt7524/
Hseet7520/
Setts7518/
Scett7515/
Seuth7511/
Seste7511/
Håset7511/
Setth7510/
Sheut759/
Sesht759/
Sethh758/
Sheyt758/
Shiet757/
Seths756/
Seeht755/
Seitt754/
Shedt754/
Szejt754/
Sciet754/
Seatt753/
Secht753/
Sejte753/
Ssete753/
Sheit752/
Seytt752/
Setht752/
Seitp752/
Sgeet752/
Seedt752/
Seïte752/
Sceut752/
Hseth751/
Scets751/
Siezt751/
Shget751/
Seast751/
Seutt751/
Sethı751/
Sjete751/
Sehst751/
Sehth751/
Szest751/
Szeit751/
Scete751/
Shezt751/
Sheht751/
Sjeet751/
Sjzet751/
Sestz750/
Seytz750/
Sehdt750/
Siett750/
Sjeth750/
Sehts750/
She67406,704/
See6757,330/
Shette6746,756/
Sze6734,983/
Sit6731,399/
Sea6729,136/
Sheets6728,489/
Sey6723,866/
Sie6719,731/
Sei6716,059/
Seh6712,430/
Seu6711,763/
Ser679,374/
Cet677,710/
Sep675,677/
Get675,388/
Sed673,902/
Ses672,974/
Zet672,491/
Hse672,331/
Sheats671,899/
Sheath671,226/
Scheit671,118/
Schett67922/
Syt67850/
Jet67774/
Schets67755/
Szeitz67646/
Çet67632/
Shethe67627/
Schetz67508/
Søe67479/
Sej67289/
Sceats67273/
Åse67215/
Setova67207/
Sheitt67200/
Siette67198/
Sce67187/
Sse67169/
Scheet67160/
Shesht67156/
Håseth67140/
Seithe67104/
Sez6796/
Seç6788/
Øxseth6775/
Seatts6769/
Xet6768/
Jse6759/
Sheydt6757/
Sheete6748/
Seijts6748/
Shecht6745/
Schiet6742/
Sheith6737/
Schest6736/
Seetch6732/
Sje6730/
Sjøset6729/
Seicht6725/
Sheitz6724/
Shetts6722/
Sheeth6721/
Shiedt6721/
Sge6720/
Seeste6719/
Seethe6718/
Shchet6716/
Sieste6715/
Sheidt6714/
Seytts6712/
Scheut6712/
Säe6712/
Sée6712/
Seß6711/
Sceets6710/
Sheate678/
Sethth678/
Szecht678/
Siestø678/
Seidts677/
Sheatt677/
Seitte677/
Seitts676/
Setsch676/
Seï676/
Sceitz675/
Shzets675/
Øse675/
Seateh675/
Seshte674/
Schedt674/
Seetsh674/
Seasth673/
Setthe673/
Sít673/
Sehcht672/
Seî672/
Żet672/
Setowa672/
Scetsh672/
Sceidt672/
Seathe671/
Shetch671/
Shehth671/
Zsgiet671/
Sceetz671/
Scette671/
Schetp671/
Sjeets671/
Shestz671/
Shetht671/
Shetss671/
Shetth671/
Sheyte671/
Shhetz671/
Sheite671/
Sethte671/
Seehts671/
Shceet671/
Shieth671/
Shiett671/
Saheit671/
Ssette671/
Setová671/
Seş671/
Sheste671/
Shheet671/
Seiste671/
Seidth671/
Schete671/
Shjeat671/
Sjeitt671/
Sxe671/
Xse671/
Seitch670/
Sheits670/
Seiztz670/
Sceett670/
Scheat670/
Seiths670/
Hssett670/
Shettz670/
Sietch670/
Sheths670/
Sheett670/
Scheth670/
Shedts670/
Seatch670/
Seggit670/

Set Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Set in the Georgian language
სეთset-
Set in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﺖst-
Set in the Bengali language
সেটseta-
Set in the Marathi language
सेटseta89.29
सेतseta5.95
शेटseta4.76
Set in the Oriya language
େସଟesata82.69
େସଟ୍esat9.57
େସତesata3.89
େଶତesata2.34
େଟeta0.02
Set in the Hindi language
सेतseta69.53
सेटseta30.47

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Set
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