Setapa Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Setapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Setapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia2251:131,0858,472
Lesotho371:54,9348,266
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Setapa (104) may also be a first name.

Setapa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Setapa is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Setapa.

How Common Is The Last Name Setapa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 963,821st most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Setapa reside; 85 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 84 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Setapa is also the 925,156th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 104 people.

The last name Setapa is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 131,085. In Malaysia Setapa is primarily concentrated in: Kelantan, where 49 percent reside, Terengganu, where 17 percent reside and Pahang, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 14 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Setapa
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