Šetek Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Šetek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šetek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1351:78,76613,218
Croatia321:132,14418,905
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Setek (1,193) are calculated separately.

Šetek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šetek is more frequently found in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Setek. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šetek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Šetek is the 1,328,442nd most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šetek are found; 80 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 80 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Czechia, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 78,766. In Czechia Šetek is most frequent in: Central Bohemian Region, where 23 percent live, Ústí nad Labem Region, where 15 percent live and South Bohemian Region, where 11 percent live. Aside from Czechia Šetek is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 19 percent live and Serbia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Setek931,193/
Šestek919/
Zetek80351/
Šotek80163/
Cetek8088/
Šatek8025/
Šítek8011/
Šitek801/
Šístek73282/
Šistek73210/
Seytek7374/
Seteke7370/
Seitek7334/
Šištek735/
Sietek732/
Shetek732/
Seteak731/
Zeatek731/
Settek730/
Shestek6710/
Cheteke674/
Setheke673/
Sieteck672/
Shettek672/
Sheteke672/
Seeteck671/
Szestek671/
Sseteke671/
Seteyke671/
Seateck671/
Cheteck670/

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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 Šetek
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