Sæter Surname

330,832nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sæter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sæter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,1041:4,658431
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ster (4,893), Šter (300), Stér (43), Şter (3), Stêr (1) & Štér (49) are calculated separately.

Sæter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sæter is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Ster, Šter, Stér, Şter, Stêr or Štér. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sæter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 330,832nd most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,512,552 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sæter live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 1,104 people, or 1 in 4,658. In Norway Sæter is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 49 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 36 percent reside and Central Norway, where 10 percent reside. Not including Norway this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 1 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Sæter Last Name Statistics demography

Sæter earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 12.48% more than the national average, earning 389,258 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ster964,893/
Sæther916,125/
Šter89300/
Stér8943/
Şter893/
Stêr891/
Sætherø8342/
Søsæter834/
Štér8149/
Steer8015,147/
Stier8015,137/
Stehr807,616/
Sterr803,198/
Sætre803,053/
Stere802,484/
Steur802,203/
Stear801,422/
Sterz801,397/
Sterp80500/
Shter80291/
Sther80277/
Øster80255/
Steir80250/
Szter8071/
Stert8057/
Steyr8039/
Støer8033/
Stter8012/
Sæthe8010/
Stejr804/
Sterd803/
Hster802/
Stger801/
Sterh800/
Håsæther7718/
Søsæther7712/
Sjøsæter775/
Ste75180/
Steere733,031/
Sæthre73907/
Stiehr73295/
Shteer73218/
Steart73151/
Østerø73119/
Steert7399/
Steare7397/
Steahr7363/
Sterdt7355/
Sterre7336/
Stæger7334/
Shteir7329/
Søster7320/
Steher7320/
Shtier7319/
Støier7317/
Stejre7317/
Shterr7311/
Steard7310/
Steihr739/
Stőger738/
Steehr736/
Sterzh735/
Stierh734/
Stierz734/
Stheer733/
Schter732/
Sztier732/
Hstter731/
Stehre731/
Steire731/
Sttier731/
Stertt731/
Sthear731/
Sthehr731/
Stheur731/
Stdter731/
Steïer731/
Stÿger731/
Steird731/
Stehrz731/
Steirz730/
Stesre730/
Stearr730/
Steerr730/
Steerd730/
Sjøsæther7121/
Step672,522/
Steć672,366/
Stea671,558/
Stey671,121/
Stir671,057/
Stet67796/
Stie67376/
Stes67297/
Steu67255/
Stee67241/
Stei67210/
Sted67153/
Steh67121/
Styr6778/
Stre6765/
Sæta6753/
Stez6736/
Støe6715/
Sthe6713/
Sste6712/
Shteert6712/
Schtter6712/
Shte677/
Schster677/
Sterova677/
Steś676/
Stée676/
Sterová675/
Stej675/
Åste674/
Stehger673/
Stär673/
Shchter672/
Stte672/
Stír672/
Steerre671/
Stje671/
Stohier671/
Shteher671/
Stge671/
Szte671/
Sterrtt670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sæter
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