Setz Surname

210,289th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Setz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Setz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6631:121,42614,857
Switzerland5511:14,9052,456
Netherlands3311:51,0198,761
United States1571:2,308,656143,524
Austria1141:74,69711,341
Chile341:518,13213,148
England321:1,741,18971,393
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Croatia51:845,72148,179
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Setz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Setz is most common in Germany. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Setz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 210,289th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,712,453 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Setz reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 663 people, or 1 in 121,426. In Germany Setz is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 25 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 23 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 23 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 28 percent live and The Netherlands, where 17 percent live.

Setz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Setz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 228 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Setz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Setz are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Setz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.27% more than the national average, earning $51,032 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.56% more than the national average, earning $63,873 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seitz8963,428/
Sietz89272/
Setze89109/
Seatz8964/
Seetz8964/
Shetz8951/
Seutz8925/
Saetz8911/
Settz891/
Sestz890/
Seytz890/
Sez8696/
Sheetz803,744/
Szeitz80646/
Schetz80508/
Sheatz8096/
Seitze8030/
Sheitz8024/
Sceitz805/
Scietz804/
Sietze803/
Shoetz802/
Seitez802/
Sceetz801/
Shestz801/
Shhetz801/
Seytzh801/
Seiztz800/
Shettz800/
Shietz800/
Seytze800/
Getz7513,470/
Cetz754,725/
Satz753,667/
Sitz752,474/
Seiz752,089/
Sotz751,264/
Jetz75235/
Zetz75195/
Seaz75194/
Siez75183/
Seez75150/
Seyz7561/
Shez7546/
Sötz7541/
Seuz7532/
Sytz7526/
Setc7510/
Sets754/
Sezz751/
Sedz751/
Sehz751/
Sezs751/
Sjez751/
Scheetz734,037/
Scheutz73628/
Scheitz73405/
Schaetz73363/
Schoetz73151/
Schietz73113/
Scheatz735/
Scetzhe735/
Schettz733/
Seytzhe733/
Schedtz731/
Sheetze731/
Shceetz731/
Zeitz675,611/
Zietz672,161/
Shatz671,225/
Seats671,049/
Sitze67719/
Saitz67708/
Jeitz67539/
Seets67333/
Seits67269/
Schez67143/
Shotz67138/
Setch67135/
Shehz67105/
Setså6799/
Shets6797/
Seyts6796/
Getze6779/
Gettz6777/
Soitz6771/
Saatz6767/
Zaetz6765/
Siets6761/
Jeatz6758/
Shitz6737/
Ceutz6734/
Siecz6720/
Jeetz6719/
Setts6718/
Seezs6714/
Sciez6711/
Sohtz6710/
Sitez6710/
Seucz677/
Seths676/
Sheez676/
Setse676/
Sattz675/
Scheidtz675/
Scitz674/
Zettz673/
Seazs672/
Suitz672/
Shytz672/
Scets671/
Scheetsz671/
Scheetzs671/
Sheiz671/
Setci671/
Sheaz671/
Szytz671/
Zgetz671/
Sceiz671/
Gethz671/
Seicz671/
Sehez671/
Szecz671/
Szedz671/
Seezh671/
Zsejz671/
Getzs670/
Seitc670/
Zeutz670/
Seidz670/
Sietc670/
Sistz670/
Sodtz670/
Gestz670/
Seuts670/
Sehts670/
Scheittz670/
Scheetze670/

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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
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  • 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 Setz
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