Sett Surname

47,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Sett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,2641:145,7199,241
Myanmar4,4611:11,643309
Guatemala2781:57,8512,386
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
Senegal1591:91,6941,019
Germany1391:579,17647,094
Argentina551:777,15351,982
Algeria531:728,89741,087
Canada441:837,40065,151
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Jamaica331:86,9683,873
England271:2,063,63279,942
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Panama81:489,0328,962
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Sett (253) may also be a first name.

Sett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sett (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﺖ, Hindi: सेट, Marathi: सेट, Russian: Сетт) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sett? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 47,613th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 670,736 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Sett are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Sett is also the 560,146th most numerous given name world-wide It is held by 253 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 5,264 people, or 1 in 145,719. In India it is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 89 percent reside, Kerala, where 6 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent reside. Beside India this surname exists in 42 countries. It is also common in Myanmar, where 41 percent reside and Guatemala, where 3 percent reside.

Sett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sett surname expanded 782 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sett last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Sett earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 20.24% more than the national average, earning $51,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.5% more than the national average, earning $65,333 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sette899,054/
Shett8947/
Setts8918/
Scett8915/
Setth8910/
Seitt894/
Seatt893/
Seytt892/
Setht892/
Seutt891/
Siett890/
Set8638,928/
Shette8046,756/
Schett80922/
Sheitt80200/
Siette80198/
Seatts8069/
Shetts8022/
Seytts8012/
Sethth808/
Sheatt807/
Seitte807/
Seitts806/
Setthe803/
Scette801/
Shetht801/
Shetth801/
Sethte801/
Shiett801/
Ssette801/
Sjeitt801/
Sceett800/
Hssett800/
Shettz800/
Sheett800/
Seth75205,576/
Jett7516,122/
Seet7512,946/
Shet757,611/
Sete756,706/
Seit751,928/
Seat751,456/
Sitt75954/
Gett75456/
Zett75442/
Seyt75267/
Sest75153/
Siet75152/
Seut7593/
Seht7590/
Sedt7537/
Szet756/
Setp755/
Sezt755/
Åset755/
Sets754/
Cett753/
Hset753/
Sset753/
Sget753/
Xett751/
Sytt751/
Scheytt73583/
Scheett7364/
Scheitt7350/
Scheutt736/
Schettz733/
Schetts732/
Hsssett731/
Scheatt731/
Schetdt731/
Schiett731/
Shjette731/
Shheett731/
Sheetts730/
Seggitt730/
Sheatts730/
Se67164,925/
Sheth6738,646/
Sheet6731,298/
Shete6713,662/
Jette675,435/
Gette673,964/
Sitth672,226/
Seith671,862/
Seete671,846/
Sitte671,729/
Seath671,671/
Getts671,615/
Seate671,418/
Seite671,172/
Siete671,134/
Sethe671,051/
Seats671,049/
Suitt67991/
Sitts67798/
Seidt67514/
Zetts67411/
Seets67333/
Sheat67282/
Seest67271/
Seits67269/
Shest67208/
Seeth67176/
Cette67162/
Schet67146/
Setch67135/
Siető67103/
Setså6799/
Sedth6799/
Shets6797/
Sieth6797/
Seyts6796/
Gettz6777/
Shitt6773/
Siest6770/
Seatz6764/
Seetz6764/
Siets6761/
Siedt6755/
Seyte6746/
Øseth6746/
Jeatt6744/
Seyth6742/
Chett6739/
Seist6738/
Åseth6728/
Ziett6725/
Seydt6724/
Hseet6720/
Jetts6718/
Saitt6716/
Sheththe6713/
Zette6713/
Shytt6713/
Seuth6711/
Seste6711/
Håset6711/
Sheut679/
Sesht679/
Sethh678/
Szitt678/
Sheyt678/
Scitt677/
Shiet677/
Seths676/
Seeht675/
Shedt674/
Szejt674/
Sciet674/
Secht673/
Sytts673/
Zettz673/
Giett673/
Sejte673/
Ssete673/
Sheit672/
Seitp672/
Jeett672/
Sgeet672/
Seedt672/
Seïte672/
Sceut672/
Cetts672/
Cetth671/
Hseth671/
Hjett671/
Dgett671/
Scets671/
Scheatte671/
Scheette671/
Siezt671/
Shget671/
Seast671/
Tjett671/
Sethı671/
Sjete671/
Sehst671/
Sehth671/
Szest671/
Szeit671/
Sytth671/
Scete671/
Shezt671/
Sheht671/
Sjeet671/
Sjzet671/
Sistt671/
Syott670/
Sestz670/
Seytz670/
Scheitte670/
Sehdt670/
Gestt670/
Sjeth670/
Jsitt670/
Sehts670/
Scheittz670/

Sett Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sett in the Hindi language
सेटseta-
Sett in the Marathi language
सेटseta-
Sett in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺴﺖalst33.33
ﺳﻴﺖsyt33.33
ﺳﺖst33.33
Sett in the Russian language
Сеттsett-

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