Sereto Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Sereto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sereto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1231:440,46937,524
Kenya1061:435,65923,420
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Sereto (84) may also be a first name.

Sereto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sereto is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sereto click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sereto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 887,624th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 24,051,307 people. The surname Sereto occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Sereto are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 84 people.

The surname Sereto is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 440,469. In South Africa Sereto is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 49 percent reside, Limpopo, where 42 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 7 percent reside. Other than South Africa it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 35 percent reside and Botswana, where 17 percent reside.

Sereto Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Sereto earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.85% less than the national average, earning R 159,564 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seretto9234/
Serreto9212/
Seretoi925/
Szereto924/
Seretho923/
Seereto921/
Serestou86239/
Sereshto863/
Serretto861/
Seroto831,335/
Sereta83762/
Serito83587/
Cereto83498/
Sareto83241/
Soreto83168/
Gereto8319/
Sireto832/
Serrestou805/
Scheretto801/
Cerreto771,581/
Ceretto77947/
Geretto77904/
Saretto77738/
Soeroto77248/
Seratto77224/
Sergeta77112/
Serheta7795/
Seretta7779/
Sareeto7771/
Seresta7762/
Shereta7751/
Serotho7746/
Serreta7745/
Serrito7719/
Seretha775/
Soretto774/
Sarreto774/
Serotto774/
Shireto774/
Cerzeto773/
Scerato772/
Seretah772/
Sorreto772/
Ceresto772/
Chereto771/
Cerieto771/
Zereato771/
Siretou771/
Serroto771/
Shareto771/
Sieroto771/
Serräto771/
Sierato771/
Sierito771/
Seretas771/
Gerheto771/
Serhoto771/
Seraato771/
Saretho771/
Gerreto771/
Sereeta770/
Serratto71361/
Serretta71172/
Serritos71118/
Sarettho71117/
Scerrato71108/
Sareetho71102/
Cerretto7170/
Serestha7150/
Sheresta7131/
Sciretto7112/
Shiretto718/
Soeratto717/
Sarretto717/
Sheretta714/
Serretas712/
Scioreto712/
Cerraeto711/
Schareto711/
Sieretta711/
Shereeta711/
Sheretha711/
Sherreta711/
Seareita711/
Serestas711/
Serritto711/
Serrrato711/
Sereshta711/
Seiretta711/
Serietha711/
Sarreeto711/
Serita673,065/
Soreta671,507/
Sarito671,271/
Serata671,132/
Serota671,121/
Sirito67984/
Sareta67218/
Gereta67208/
Jereta67119/
Sherestha6792/
Cereta6788/
Cerito6766/
Soroto6763/
Siroto6760/
Saroto6753/
Sireta6748/
Sherretta6746/
Sorito6730/
Sharretto6721/
Gerito6711/
Shereshta6710/
Zerito675/
Zereta674/
Jerito673/
Zoreto672/
Ceroto672/
Scheretta672/
Shereatha671/
Syreta671/
Zareto671/
Schierato671/
Scirretto671/
Sethretha671/
Xereta671/
Zireto671/
Sereshtha671/
Cherettou671/
Serriotto671/
Sherietta670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sereto
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