Sete Surname

73,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Sete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,7031:26,3423,258
South Africa6841:79,2079,804
Brazil5631:380,23914,527
DR Congo3971:186,09518,831
India3741:2,050,97769,832
Papua New Guinea2581:31,6043,644
Indonesia2561:516,59842,062
Portugal1131:92,1974,545
Kenya1021:452,74423,898
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Ivory Coast191:1,214,27527,625
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
France151:4,428,181244,602
Senegal141:1,041,3823,211
Mauritania141:292,49012,957
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
England31:18,572,686338,250
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Sète (3) are calculated separately.

Sete (9,906) may also be a first name.

Sete Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sete Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sete (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺘﻪ, Hindi: सेते, Marathi: सेटे, Oriya: େସେତ, Russian: Сэте, Tibetan: སི་ཏི་) occurs most in Ethiopia. It may be found in the variant forms: Sète. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sete? popularity and diffusion

It is the 73,416th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,086,720 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Sete are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Sete is also the 61,642nd most common first name worldwide, borne by 9,906 people.

The surname Sete is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 3,703 people, or 1 in 26,342. Without taking into account Ethiopia this surname occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 10 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Sete Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sete has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 720 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sete Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sete surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sete earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.12% less than the national average, earning R 144,684 per year and in United States they earn 6.09% more than the national average, earning $45,776 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sète923/
Shete8913,662/
Sette899,054/
Saete896,509/
Soete892,441/
Seete891,846/
Setie891,748/
Seate891,418/
Seite891,172/
Siete891,134/
Sethe891,051/
Seter89669/
Seute89272/
Setei89171/
Setea89123/
Sehte8950/
Seyte8946/
Setey8937/
Setet8930/
Setep8917/
Seteh8912/
Setje8911/
Setes8911/
Seste8911/
Setee898/
Setej896/
Sejte893/
Ssete893/
Seïte892/
Setge891/
Sjete891/
Seteu891/
Scete891/
Setez890/
Set8638,928/
Shette8046,756/
Seiter805,930/
Setter803,539/
Sester802,182/
Sether801,217/
Soethe801,203/
Seitei80846/
Shethe80627/
Seuthe80624/
Settee80378/
Settie80366/
Szetei80335/
Settje80258/
Seater80253/
Siette80198/
Seteha80155/
Settet80107/
Seithe80104/
Shetge8096/
Sethee8087/
Sethie8082/
Szetey8068/
Saetea8060/
Soette8057/
Saetee8056/
Seetee8056/
Shetey8054/
Sheete8048/
Shaete8046/
Seites8038/
Saetie8036/
Saeteh8036/
Seatea8029/
Setiey8028/
Sheter8026/
Settey8026/
Sethey8024/
Seeste8019/
Seethe8018/
Shetee8016/
Seetge8015/
Shetie8015/
Sieste8015/
Seates8014/
Seyter8014/
Settes8011/
Seeted8010/
Saethe809/
Sietie809/
Soehte809/
Sheate808/
Seitte807/
Sethes806/
Sieter806/
Seutea805/
Setihe805/
Seateh805/
Sethea804/
Seshte804/
Sejter804/
Seatie804/
Shetei803/
Seeter803/
Settea803/
Setthe803/
Sheteh803/
Sheute802/
Seytie802/
Sestes802/
Setets802/
Seitez802/
Saette802/
Seetes802/
Sethge802/
Seuteu802/
Sejtes802/
Seetep802/
Seathe801/
Sceter801/
Scette801/
Shoete801/
Shetes801/
Sheyte801/
Sheite801/
Sested801/
Seteer801/
Setepp801/
Sethte801/
Settei801/
Seutte801/
Seetej801/
Seetie801/
Sezter801/
Setteh801/
Seitee801/
Ssette801/
Seteas801/
Sheste801/
Sietea801/
Seatey801/
Sehtie801/
Seiste801/
Szeter801/
Seteih801/
Seetei801/
Seetea801/
Seeteu801/
Seatee801/
Seatei801/
Seitep801/
Schete801/
Sietes800/
Seteph800/
Seutie800/
Sestep800/
Sestet800/
Seth75205,576/
Gete75110,230/
Seta7530,089/
Seed7522,662/
Seet7512,946/
Sett7510,865/
Seti758,750/
Shet757,611/
Çete753,461/
Sate753,196/
Sote752,446/
Seit751,928/
Site751,502/
Seat751,456/
Zete75530/
Jete75402/
Sety75290/
Seyt75267/
Sest75153/
Siet75152/
Cete75123/
Söte75108/
Seut7593/
Seht7590/
Xete7558/
Sedt7537/
Szet756/
Setp755/
Sezt755/
Åset755/
Sets754/
Hset753/
Setä753/
Sset753/
Sget753/
Syte752/
Setj751/
Seither731,476/
Seitter731,329/
Shetter73916/
Seatter73416/
Sheeter73194/
Seyster73169/
Sechter73147/
Seested73118/
Seister7375/
Shester7365/
Setthee7353/
Seather7350/
Shehter7343/
Sheyter7333/
Shether7332/
Shettey7329/
Schiete7327/
Sheythe7323/
Seaster7322/
Seytter7322/
Sheater7320/
Szester7318/
Scheter7314/
Seyther7311/
Seethie7310/
Seether739/
Settepp739/
Sestedt737/
Schette737/
Scheite737/
Siether736/
Sheiter736/
Saethei735/
Setthey735/
Sjeiter735/
Shoetey734/
Shejter734/
Seethep734/
Sheteih734/
Szettey733/
Shettep733/
Sheetie733/
Seithie733/
Seithei733/
Scheste733/
Saethea733/
Sceates732/
Shettee732/
Siehter732/
Shaette732/
Shehete732/
Szetter732/
Seydter732/
Siester732/
Shethed732/
Sehsted732/
Sehster732/
Scetjhe732/
Sesthee732/
Saettei731/
Scestey731/
Scetter731/
Schaete731/
Scheete731/
Schoete731/
Sietter731/
Shethea731/
Shethey731/
Shettea731/
Shettes731/
Sheytee731/
Shjette731/
Sheetes731/
Sheetey731/
Seteesh731/
Setheey731/
Settije731/
Seethea731/
Sehther731/
Setteit731/
Seutheu731/
Seuthie731/
Shethee731/
Shettet731/
Schetey731/
Seichte731/
Sehjter731/
Seetesh731/
Szetecz731/
Szettei731/
Szeiter731/
Szejter731/
Seytesh731/
Setteha731/
Seitehe731/
Seatees731/
Shethie731/
Sedthee731/
Seethed731/
Seethee731/
Seeytep731/
Seithep731/
Setthea731/
Saethee731/
Soetthe731/
Shehteh731/
Seithes730/
Shoette730/
Sheatey730/
Sceater730/
Setteer730/
Sheates730/
Setther730/
Shiette730/
Sedttee730/
Scettes730/
Sheites730/
Seestes730/
Shestey730/
Seetter730/
Sethy67374,406/
Sethi67236,708/
Setti6768,910/
Setty6747,817/
Sheth6738,646/
Setha6735,470/
Sheta6731,559/
Sheet6731,298/
Jeter6716,711/
Geter677,107/
Setyo676,961/
Sites676,638/
Jette675,435/
Chete674,196/
Gette673,964/
Seeta673,818/
Setio673,545/
Sheed673,491/
Jethe672,899/
Sheti672,890/
Sedti672,641/
Setta672,612/
Seeds672,457/
Sheather672,076/
Seith671,862/
Sitte671,729/
Seath671,671/
Schetter671,652/
Seichter671,645/
Setai671,618/
Seiti671,590/
Sesti671,497/
Shate671,333/
Seita671,099/
Seats671,049/
Gethe671,009/
Scheiter67976/
Saeti67910/
Djete67809/
Satte67723/
Shote67711/
Getes67684/
Shechter67625/
Shite67611/
Ceyte67592/
Siter67523/
Seidt67514/
Satea67468/
Seyti67458/
Setoi67433/
Sieta67428/
Zoete67424/
Sotea67406/
Suite67404/
Ceste67352/
Siste67342/
Seets67333/
Geste67322/
Zetea67317/
Se'ed67294/
Sotte67287/
Sheat67282/
Seest67271/
Jeyte67271/
Seits67269/
Shety67246/
Setét67245/
Satey67242/
Çeter67232/
Setit67227/
Sitei67225/
Jeteh67225/
Zeite67216/
Sehti67215/
Saite67212/
Shest67208/
Zeter67202/
Setiy67200/
Seity67197/
Jeste67191/
Scheithe67181/
Satee67179/
Seeth67176/
Sateh67176/
Cette67162/
Seata67147/
Schet67146/
Setch67135/
Setaa67128/
Zetes67117/
Sateu67111/
Seastedt67109/
Ceter67104/
Siető67103/
Setså6799/
Sedth6799/
Shets6797/
Sieth6797/
Schejter6796/
Seyts6796/
Getez6796/
Seestedt6792/
Šetet6787/
Satei6786/
Siteh6784/
Sitea6782/
Shyte6778/
Jeete6775/
Seety6772/
Sehstedt6771/
Soteh6771/
Siest6770/
Xetey6766/
Seatz6764/
Seetz6764/
Seastead6763/
Getee6762/
Siets6761/
Cehte6756/
Siedt6755/
Szechter6754/
Setay6752/
Saate6751/
Shett6747/
Sotee6747/
Øseth6746/
Seyth6742/
Sayte6741/
Jeite6741/
Ciste6741/
Seist6738/
Szeti6736/
Sotei6735/
Seegy6733/
Cetes6733/
Sitey6733/
Giste6730/
Zeate6729/
Åseth6728/
Šeter6727/
Sahte6726/
Sitee6726/
Setoy6725/
Cetea6724/
Seydt6724/
Sohte6723/
Schettge6723/
Geted6722/
Schaette6720/
Hseet6720/
Getei6719/
Çetez6719/
Setts6718/
Getet6718/
Sihte6717/
Sitet6717/
Soite6717/
Setyy6715/
Scett6715/
Seité6715/
Suyte6714/
Soeti6714/
Sheththe6713/
Xette6713/
Zette6713/
Cethe6713/
Geyte6713/
Setyi6712/
Siety6712/
Seuth6711/
Zetei6711/
Cyste6711/
Håset6711/
Setth6710/
Setis6710/
Saety6710/
Sitep6710/
Sitez6710/
Söter6710/
Sheut679/
Sesht679/
Zethe679/
Setaj679/
Seïté679/
Zaete679/
Sethh678/
Setip678/
Sehty678/
Zetie678/
Zeste678/
Scheyter678/
Sheyt678/
Setys678/
Shiet677/
Seedh677/
Sseti677/
Sytes676/
Seths676/
Seaty676/
Syste676/
Jetee676/
Setoa676/
Ceite676/
Håsether676/
Setii675/
Cetee675/
Jetet675/
Saetthee675/
Seeht675/
Scite674/
Setiz674/
Seitt674/
Schehter674/
Shedt674/
Ziete674/
Setih674/
Seuti674/
Ssate674/
Sechterr674/
Szejt674/
Seteiova674/
Sciet674/
Zeteș674/
Sheshter674/
Jetey674/
Soetj674/
Seatt673/
Szite673/
Sethj673/
Setij673/
Secht673/
Syted673/
Jetes673/
Ziste673/
Sotey673/
Jedte673/
Zeute673/
Sheit672/
Seytt672/
Setht672/
Setui672/
Seitp672/
Scheutte672/
Scechter672/
Scheater672/
Schechte672/
Jiste672/
Jhete672/
Giete672/
Zeete672/
Sited672/
Sgeet672/
Ceteh672/
Sseed672/
Seedt672/
Siteu672/
Soteu672/
Sceut672/
Seaté672/
Gedte672/
Jseed671/
Jseti671/
Hseth671/
Getey671/
Zetez671/
Zhete671/
Sceed671/
Scets671/
Scheatte671/
Scheette671/
Schoette671/
Siezt671/
Shetheth671/
Sheyster671/
Shget671/
Seast671/
Setheesh671/
Setjh671/
Setuj671/
Seestead671/
Seeyd671/
Sgeti671/
Sgety671/
Schiette671/
Seutt671/
Syter671/
Cetet671/
Jetée671/
Jjete671/
Zetet671/
Zetey671/
Zeteş671/
Sethı671/
Seteyová671/
Sgeed671/
Sjate671/
Sheté671/
Ssite671/
Soëte671/
Sadte671/
Scheteit671/
Scheuteu671/
Seastter671/
Sehst671/
Sehth671/
Sehester671/
Szest671/
Szeit671/
Sîtea671/
Syteh671/
Syote671/
Cetie671/
Sheetech671/
Cetei671/
Getea671/
Shezt671/
Scheiste671/
Sa'te671/
Sheht671/
Sjeet671/
Sjzet671/
Zetee671/
Çetej671/
Jetep671/
Hseed671/
Ceate670/
Sheether670/
Sestz670/
Seytz670/
Scheitte670/
Sheatter670/
Schested670/
Schiethe670/
Schettie670/
Scyte670/
Soyte670/
Scheetes670/
Sehdt670/
Siett670/
Sjeth670/
Sheitter670/
Sehts670/

Sete Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sete in the Tibetan language
སི་ཏི་siti-
Sete in the Hindi language
सेतेsete66.67
शेटेsete33.33
Sete in the Marathi language
सेटेsete60.25
ेटेete26.09
शेटेsete7.45
सेतेsete6.21
Sete in the Oriya language
େସେତeseta50
େସେଟeseta37.5
େସଟesata12.5
Sete in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﺘﻪsth41.18
ﺳﺖst41.18
ﺍﻟﺴﺘﻪalsth5.88
ﺳﻴﺘﻪsyth5.88
ﺳﺘﻰsty5.88
Sete in the Russian language
Сэтеsete-

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