Setebe Surname

553,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Setebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Setebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3261:162,39814,474
South Africa1751:309,58729,554
Lesotho441:46,1947,453
Botswana221:99,40615,343
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Setebe (54) may also be a first name.

Setebe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Setebe is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Setebe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 553,576th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 12,651,989 people. The last name Setebe is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Setebe reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Setebe is also the 1,350,955th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 54 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 326 people, or 1 in 162,398. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Pwani Region, where 67 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 29 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 30 percent live and Lesotho, where 8 percent live.

Setebe Last Name Statistics demography

Setebe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.35% less than the national average, earning R 132,252 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sethebe921,173/
Settebe9211/
Sitebe83358/
Setibe8380/
Seteba8327/
Setobe838/
Satebe832/
Setebi831/
Zetebe831/
Sithebe779,764/
Sethibe771,417/
Sethabe7742/
Setempe7713/
Shatebe774/
Seteves773/
Shitebe773/
Sheteba772/
Shetewe772/
Djetebe771/
Soetebi771/
Seteeva771/
Zetebeu771/
Setewei771/
Setewey771/
Shetabe771/
Sietobe771/
Chetebe771/
Sihtebe771/
Setheba771/
Sethjbe771/
Sathebe771/
Sheteeva7115/
Seyteeva717/
Cisteber713/
Zeutebeu713/
Sötebehr711/
Shetewey711/
Sheteewi711/
Sethobei711/
Cestebes711/
Sithebei711/
Setabi67203/
Setiba67197/
Sotobe67135/
Sitabe6756/
Setibi6752/
Gitebe6735/
Satibe6729/
Satabe6719/
Siteba6715/
Sitobe6712/
Sitewe6712/
Sitibe6710/
Setobi679/
Zitebe677/
Setewa675/
Satobe675/
Sateby674/
Setive672/
Sitebi672/
Ceteba671/
Setiwe671/
Zeteba671/
Siteve671/
Shettabey671/
Jitebe671/
Zetibe671/
Sotibe671/
Setybi671/
Geteve671/

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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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  • 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 Setebe
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