Šet Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šet Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Set (38,928) are calculated separately.

Šet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šet is found most in Slovenia. It may appear as a variant: Set. For other possible spellings of Šet click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šet? popularity and diffusion

Šet is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šet reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Slovenia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 414,612. In Slovenia Šet is mostly concentrated in: Savinja, where 50 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 17 percent live and Lower Sava, where 17 percent live. Not including Slovenia it exists in one country. It is also found in Serbia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Set8938,928/
Šest86174/
Šeat8665/
Šeit861/
Še801/
Cet677,710/
Zet672,491/
Çet67632/
Šei67103/
Šej6783/
Xet6768/
Šep6731/
Šeh6723/
Šít6714/
Šea671/
Šeu671/
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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 Šet
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