Setekwa Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Setekwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Setekwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346

Setekwa Last Name Facts

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

Setekwa is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Setekwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Setekwa is the 3,665,662nd most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Setekwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Setekwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,868,197. In South Africa Setekwa is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 55 percent live and Gauteng, where 45 percent live.

Setekwa Last Name Statistics demography

Setekwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.87% less than the national average, earning R 152,400 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Setegwa861/
Setakwa861/
Sethokwa804/
Sethokgwa7539/
Shitekhwa751/
Sitakwa71108/
Setagwa7118/
Setakua713/
Jetekua711/
Setegba711/
Shitakwa671,247/
Shitegwa67134/
Setyokwe678/
Chetekwe675/
Sethogwa675/
Sittikwa673/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Setekwa
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