Šetka Surname

330,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Šetka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šetka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina6221:5,6861,165
Croatia3471:12,1862,305
Czechia1201:88,61214,778
Serbia281:255,17713,976
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393

The alternate forms: Setka (549) are calculated separately.

Šetka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šetka occurs more in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Setka. For other possible spellings of Šetka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šetka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 330,130th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 6,495,139 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šetka reside; 89 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 622 people, or 1 in 5,686. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most numerous in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 91 percent reside and Republika Srpska, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 31 percent reside and Czechia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Setka93549/
Šejtka9112/
Šatka80405/
Šotka8037/
Šitka8024/
Šeška808/
Šecka802/
Cetka801/
Šeika801/
Shetka73161/
Šeškas7328/
Šestko7311/
Sejtka733/
Zetkka731/
Sietka731/
Sethka731/
Setcka731/
Seka6737,076/
Ceka672,879/
Çeka671,345/
Šika67118/
Setkaya6770/
Schetka6715/
Šeko678/
Sheetka674/
Setthka671/
Sethkga671/
Chetkai671/

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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 Šetka
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