Shetty Surname

2,782nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200,705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Shetty Surname User-submission:

Shetty is a surname from coastal Karnataka, India. It is found among Hindus of the Bunt community.

Shetty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India154,5131:4,964442
United Arab Emirates16,2761:56356
Oman7,9091:46654
Saudi Arabia6,0421:5,107699
United States3,3441:108,39111,854
Bahrain2,9091:46433
Kuwait2,6511:1,434156
Qatar1,7541:1,344101
England1,1331:49,1776,125
Thailand7881:89,64312,484
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Australia4431:60,9387,370
Singapore4241:12,990605
Canada3591:102,63411,114
Hong Kong2111:34,765608
New Zealand1991:22,7553,990
Iraq1471:238,2435,207
Malaysia1461:202,01511,880
Germany951:847,42661,310
Scotland551:97,3426,721
Palestine481:94,7686,800
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Jordan351:252,64110,356
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Wales341:91,0167,411
China301:45,577,3862,472
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Tanzania251:2,117,66547,926
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Aruba181:5,749789
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
France151:4,428,181244,602
Japan151:8,522,95344,380
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Denmark101:564,47234,222
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Maldives91:44,9082,305
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Togo91:805,3086,372
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Finland61:916,11741,832
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Macau41:150,408604
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Shetty (2,084) may also be a first name.

Shetty Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Shetty is a surname from coastal Karnataka, India. It is found among Hindus of the Bunt community.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Shetty Last Name Facts

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

Shetty (Arabic: شطى, Hindi: शेटटी, Marathi: शेटटी) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shetty? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,782nd most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 36,310 people. The last name Shetty occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Shetty live; 77 percent live in South Asia and 76 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 164,965th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 2,084 people.

The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 154,513 people, or 1 in 4,964. In India Shetty is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 77 percent live, Karnataka, where 9 percent live and Telangana, where 3 percent live. Barring India this last name exists in 113 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent live and Oman, where 4 percent live.

Shetty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shetty has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 334,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shetty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Druze (60%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Shetty surname are 4.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.1% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shetty earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.12% less than the national average, earning 311,072 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 76.4% less than the national average, earning R 56,088 per year; in United States they earn 36.11% more than the national average, earning $58,732 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.73% more than the national average, earning $63,958 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schetty9253/
Shettey9229/
Sheetty9219/
Shetthy927/
Shettay926/
Shettiy926/
Sshetty926/
Shettyt924/
Sheitty922/
Hshetty921/
Shettyi921/
Shettys921/
Shettyy921/
Sheatty920/
Setty9147,817/
Shety91246/
Shettaya868/
Sheththy864/
Shette8346,756/
Shetti8314,646/
Shetta832,115/
Shetay831,962/
Sheety83390/
Shehty83223/
Shitty83122/
Shethy8377/
Shetey8354/
Shetyi8331/
Settey8326/
Sheity8324/
Seetty8319/
Shetiy8313/
Sethty8310/
Sehety838/
Setthy837/
Settiy835/
Settay834/
Settyt834/
Settyy834/
Ssetty833/
Shetyy832/
Settyp831/
Jsetty831/
Sietty831/
Shetyo831/
Seatty831/
Sestty831/
Sehtty831/
Sgetty831/
Shetoy831/
Schety831/
Sheuty830/
Sety80290/
Shetter77916/
Shetaya77598/
Shetthi77349/
Shetayh7730/
Schetti7728/
Chettey7724/
Shestti7711/
Chhetty778/
Schette777/
Chettay776/
Setthey775/
Shettai774/
Shettii774/
Shetahy774/
Szettey773/
Shettep773/
Sheethy772/
Shettee772/
Sheitti772/
Chettuy771/
Jshetti771/
Shetait771/
Shethey771/
Shethiy771/
Shettea771/
Shettes771/
Shietta771/
Sheetey771/
Seheety771/
Shaitty771/
Sheatti771/
Shedtti771/
Sshetti771/
Shettet771/
Schetey771/
Schätty771/
Chettys771/
Sheatey770/
Schiety770/
Shiette770/
Shietti770/
Schitty770/
Shestey770/
Sethy73374,406/
Setti7368,910/
Sheta7331,559/
Shete7313,662/
Sette739,054/
Setyo736,961/
Sheti732,890/
Setta732,612/
Sitty73257/
Setét73245/
Setit73227/
Setiy73200/
Seity73197/
Cetty73106/
Seety7372/
Setay7352/
Setey7337/
Shyty7334/
Setet7330/
Setoy7325/
Shity7319/
Setyy7315/
Setyi7312/
Siety7312/
Sehty738/
Setys738/
Seaty736/
Sgety731/
Sheté731/
Schetter711,652/
Schietti7147/
Setthaya7142/
Schettge7123/
Shethaya7114/
Sheththe7113/
Sheththi719/
Scheutte712/
Schittay712/
Chishtty711/
Scheatta711/
Scheatte711/
Scheette711/
Shetheth711/
Shethith711/
Shechtet711/
Schiette711/
Scheteit711/
Shittahy711/
Seattaya711/
Scheitte710/
Sheatter710/
Schettie710/
Sheitter710/
Schestay710/
Setter673,539/
Chette672,350/
Shitta672,316/
Sethiy671,711/
Shithy671,623/
Shethi671,090/
Seitay671,048/
Setthi67926/
Sithet67753/
Shethe67627/
Sheeta67566/
Shetui67442/
Settai67392/
Settee67378/
Shaity67370/
Settie67366/
Setohy67349/
Scetta67319/
Chetyz67313/
Sethay67278/
Settje67258/
Scetti67246/
Shytyi67240/
Settha67239/
Siette67198/
Shityo67165/
Shetaa67154/
Shityy67152/
Sehestedt67140/
Shitit67140/
Sheata67130/
Shetai67125/
Settet67107/
Shetge6796/
Shetha6795/
Shetaj6785/
Shitti6778/
Chetit6773/
Settit6770/
Szetey6768/
Chetey6758/
Sithey6756/
Shetiz6752/
Sheete6748/
Shitay6748/
Setaya6739/
Seetta6737/
Seitti6730/
Setiey6728/
Sheter6726/
Sestay6726/
Shoity6726/
Sethey6724/
Seethy6724/
Shieta6722/
Settis6720/
Sheiti6719/
Chetay6718/
Sethyi6716/
Shetee6716/
Shitoy6716/
Shesti6715/
Shitte6715/
Shetie6715/
Seatti6713/
Settes6711/
Sethit6711/
Setéth6711/
Settih6711/
Sitthy6710/
Setteyová6710/
Sethys679/
Sheate678/
Schäty678/
Seitte677/
Saitty677/
Ssetti677/
Sietta676/
Schechtet676/
Chethy675/
Chhety674/
Sheita674/
Sehtti674/
Shuity674/
Sestti673/
Sethuy673/
Shetei673/
Shehti673/
Settea673/
Setthe673/
Sheteh673/
Shetih673/
Seheti673/
Shoyty673/
Chetyy672/
Shetii672/
Sheute672/
Shityi672/
Setets672/
Settio672/
Scheti672/
Chetuy672/
Shieti672/
Chehty671/
Scethy671/
Scette671/
Saytty671/
Shseta671/
Shytay671/
Sietoy671/
Shetes671/
Shetis671/
Sheyte671/
Sheyti671/
Shheti671/
Shhity671/
Sheite671/
Sedtti671/
Sethhy671/
Sethte671/
Sethyy671/
Settei671/
Settii671/
Seutte671/
Sehtiy671/
Ssethy671/
Setteh671/
Chetté671/
Shituy671/
Ssette671/
Sethti671/
Seytta671/
Sittay671/
Sheste671/
Sheuti671/
Shioty671/
Scheitter671/
Seatey671/
Sehtay671/
Sejtit671/
Cishty671/
Chettè671/
Cehtty671/
Seatoy671/
Schete671/
Sethyo671/
Setait671/
Shytti671/
Zeatty671/
Chetys671/
Schity670/
Settiz670/
Sittiy670/

Shetty Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shetty in the Marathi language
शेटटीsetati96.16
शेटृटीsetrti0.72
शेटयेsetaye0.67
शेत्त्यsettya0.55
सेटटीsetati0.12
शेटूटीsetuti0.12
शेटटी्setati0.1
शेटेयseteya0.1
शेटिटsetita0.07
शेटटोsetato0.05
शेटटsetata0.02
शेटटी़setati0.02
शेटृटेsetrte0.02
शेततsetata0.02
शेटटीयsetatiya0.02
शेट्टीsetti0.02
षेत्त्यsettya0.02
शेटटेsetate0.02
शेटटयsetataya0.02
शेटीाटsetiata0.02
शेत्त्येsettye0.02
Shetty in the Hindi language
शेटटीsetati60
शेट्टीsetti20
शेटठीsetathi20
Shetty in the Arabic language
شطىshty-
شطيshty-
شيتيshyty-
شتيshty-

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