Šešet families are Croats and they are mostly from Novi Marof. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Novi Marof and Varazdin.
Prevalence
About 180 people with faimily name Šešet live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 180 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 23 other places, mostly in Varazdin (30), Zavrsje in Vrbovsko area (15), Zavrsje Podbelsko (15), Zagreb (<10), and in Vukovar (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Šešet (including: Seset , Sheshet ) is present in 6 countries on three continents. "Sheshet " is used by few people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.