Setamou Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Setamou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Setamou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin471:219,90620,230
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

The alternate forms: Sétamou (1) are calculated separately.

Setamou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Setamou occurs most in Benin. It can be found in the variant forms: Sétamou. For other potential spellings of Setamou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Setamou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Setamou is the 2,689,253rd most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. Setamou occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Setamou reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 219,906. In Benin it is most common in: Borgou Department, where 96 percent live and Littoral Department, where 2 percent live. Outside of Benin this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sétamou951/
Setamu9211/
Sethamo8627/
Seitamo8621/
Sethamu8620/
Ssetamu8613/
Sitamou862/
Setamoh861/
Setamos861/
Seetamu861/
Sietamo861/
Seithamo80133/
Seittamo8015/
Sethamoh806/
Setamoji803/
Sethamau803/
Seethamu801/
Sethamoi801/
Setoumou801/
Seistamo801/
Setomo77598/
Setama77189/
Sitamu77131/
Sitamo7717/
Zetamu771/
Seatama71207/
Settama7184/
Sethomo7181/
Sitammu7159/
Saitamo7149/
Setamma7139/
Sethama7130/
Shitamo7121/
Soitamo7112/
Seetama716/
Shitamu716/
Setamah715/
Sitamus714/
Seteama714/
Setaama714/
Setouma712/
Sitamos711/
Setamad711/
Chetamu711/
Sietama711/
Seetamma673,869/
Settamat6775/
Seetamai6753/
Sethamah6752/
Seitamaa6722/
Sethamma6713/
Shettama6710/
Chetaimu676/
Seethama676/
Seetamas675/
Sethamai673/
Suistamo671/
Sethamas671/
Setomoye671/
Chetamau671/
Settamma671/
Seteamma671/
Setaamma671/
Shetamma671/
Seetamat671/

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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 Setamou
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