Setting Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Setting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Setting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2221:1,632,698109,247
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Norway61:857,04855,549
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Setting (27) may also be a first name.

Setting Last Name Facts

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

Setting occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Setting? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 973,426th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Setting live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. Setting is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held forename on earth, borne by 27 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 222 people, or 1 in 1,632,698. In The United States Setting is mostly concentrated in: Delaware, where 29 percent live, California, where 24 percent live and Ohio, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 7 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.

Setting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Setting has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Setting surname expanded 22,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Setting Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Setting last name are 18.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.22% being registered with the political party.

The amount Setting earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.04% less than the national average, earning 204,050 kr per year and in United States they earn 17.49% more than the national average, earning $50,695 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sietting931/
Shetting931/
Settings930/
Settin92646/
Seting9239/
Schetting88108/
Saeting86927/
Getting86682/
Zetting86171/
Sieting86164/
Soeting86150/
Jetting8673/
Satting8663/
Setiong8624/
Settina8618/
Sitting8617/
Settien8610/
Sesting869/
Shettin868/
Seating868/
Seeting862/
Seiting862/
Settion862/
Cetting861/
Setin831,172/
Seing83141/
Settn831/
Gettings802,479/
Sechting80131/
Hjetting8025/
Shatting8024/
Schettin8016/
Shotting8012/
Saething8011/
Shettina807/
Satthing805/
Seetiong804/
Sittieng804/
Sheeting802/
Seething802/
Sjesttin801/
Shesting801/
Settaeng801/
Sittings800/
Jettings800/
Getthing800/
Seisting800/
Seathing800/
Sesing774,198/
Setien772,418/
Setina77814/
Seutin77533/
Setten77408/
Sating77396/
Seetin77265/
Settim77260/
Seingh77235/
Seteng77124/
Syting77114/
Setinc7799/
Zettin7785/
Siting7784/
Seytin7784/
Sethin7760/
Setion7759/
Soting7754/
Sittin7749/
Geting7734/
Çettin7730/
Jeting7727/
Sheing7725/
Cettin7722/
Zeting7720/
Shetin7718/
Sietin7717/
Sestin777/
Seßing776/
Seatin775/
Szetin775/
Setuin772/
Settyn771/
Saetng771/
Schotting75190/
Schettina75100/
Schieting7527/
Schitting754/
Settinova751/
Scheittin751/
Scheiting751/
Seichting750/
Seschting750/
Schatting750/
Sein7365,135/
Setn731/
Saeteng713,779/
Gething711,364/
Zitting71754/
Seesing71602/
Shettim71231/
Sessing71217/
Siesing71212/
Cettina71157/
Seising7186/
Sietina7181/
Shetina7179/
Satteng7170/
Sittina7167/
Gesting7166/
Shetien7163/
Saiting7159/
Gitting7156/
Sathing7149/
Seetina7132/
Shestin7127/
Sisting7126/
Sechtin7126/
Zisting7126/
Scheing7120/
Scetina7119/
Schetin7118/
Sattink7117/
Zieting7115/
Seation7114/
Sietien7111/
Seingue7111/
Jesting7110/
Sittion7110/
Saating7110/
Shiting7110/
Seißing718/
Seatten717/
Getteng717/
Suiting717/
Jetteng717/
Sayting716/
Seatina715/
Zotting715/
Gisting715/
Shating715/
Sejsing715/
Seateng715/
Sytiong714/
Settenn714/
Sitieng714/
Settenø713/
Jitting713/
Soeteng713/
Sietten712/
Sheingt712/
Sheetin712/
Cheting712/
Seasing712/
Seeteng712/
Seethin712/
Shetten711/
Ceiting711/
Gehting711/
Zettihn711/
Zettingová711/
Zaeting711/
Sitings711/
Seetien711/
Seytina711/
Sheatin711/
Zheting711/
Seshtin711/
Seching711/
Seistin711/
Shoting711/
Seiseng711/
Seiteng711/
Seetion711/
Sehetin711/
Satieng711/
Satinng711/
Shittin711/
Sithing711/
Getings710/
Jething710/
Gieting710/
Ceating710/
Scheitieng710/
Chettin710/
Sheng671,067,131/
Çetin67321,740/
Seang6754,433/
Shein6745,336/
Shing6719,982/
Saing679,643/
Cetin678,345/
Seint673,506/
Suing673,404/
Sinhg673,328/
Gittings673,068/
Seinh672,294/
Sesin671,617/
Seine671,380/
Seung671,068/
Sitin671,059/
Sytin67918/
Setim67598/
Sichting67487/
Hsein67396/
Scheuing67376/
Schättin67329/
Saetueng67326/
Seten67277/
Soing67202/
Secin67163/
Schetina67136/
Zetin67118/
Soetinck67115/
Jestings6776/
Seijsing6765/
Seinn6760/
Seijn6754/
Seçin6754/
Shchetin6749/
Ziething6741/
Seink6728/
Szein6722/
Saetheng6721/
Scittina6719/
Ceing6715/
Siesieng6714/
Setne6712/
Saetaeng6711/
Suytings6711/
Saetoeng6711/
Sging6710/
Ssein6710/
Setén679/
Seinc679/
Seaching679/
Zeing677/
Shittien677/
Sessingø677/
Shechtin677/
Saithing676/
Sheetina675/
Sahating675/
Schesing675/
Shetn674/
Chesting674/
Sjein674/
Setinova674/
Šetin674/
Schittin673/
Scessing673/
Seetaeng673/
Schettinová672/
Seind672/
Schettim672/
Shuiting672/
Sgeng672/
Setyn672/
Settenne671/
Cheeting671/
Scein671/
Shesingh671/
Shessing671/
Setnn671/
Sineg671/
Seihn671/
Setín671/
Sheethin671/
Seinæ671/
Seissing671/
Sheching671/
Setengne671/
Seethien671/
Seataeng671/
Seatheng671/
Schiting671/
Sejtaeng671/
Sessingh671/
Soithing671/
Shihting671/
Jitthing671/
Jittings670/
Schethin670/
Seitn670/
Ceething670/
Shattink670/
Shestten670/
Sheatten670/
Schetten670/

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Footnotes

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