Setela Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

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

Setela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Setela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

The alternate forms: Šetela (5) & Setelä (1) are calculated separately.

Setela (85) may also be a first name.

Setela Last Name Facts

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

Setela (Oriya: େସେତଲା) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Šetela or Setelä. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Setela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,839,022nd most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Setela reside; 66 percent reside in Southern Africa and 66 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 85 people.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 820,874. In South Africa it is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 94 percent live, Gauteng, where 5 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 2 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Setela Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Setela earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 17.91% less than the national average, earning R 195,084 per year and in United States they earn 29.38% more than the national average, earning $55,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šetela945/
Setelä941/
Szetela92822/
Shetela92297/
Soetela9275/
Sethela9264/
Setelia9225/
Settela9218/
Setaela924/
Shetelya8653/
Shettela863/
Sethgela861/
Sotela831,207/
Setola831,117/
Sitela83628/
Setila83556/
Setala83371/
Setele83102/
Seteli8397/
Satela8387/
Jetela8318/
Setelo838/
Getela835/
Sytela834/
Cetela832/
Zetela831/
Setäla831/
Schetelat805/
Settele771,551/
Seetala77695/
Suitela77541/
Sithela77524/
Seetelo77490/
Sestelo77398/
Shatela77333/
Setalla77141/
Settala77132/
Saatela7757/
Seitala7750/
Setaelo7737/
Sheteli7737/
Chetela7733/
Saitela7730/
Seitola7728/
Seitelo7723/
Sietila7721/
Shitela7718/
Szeteli7718/
Sateila7718/
Ssetala7717/
Setilia7716/
Jettela7714/
Setieli7714/
Sestila7710/
Sethelo7710/
Setaala779/
Sethala778/
Sathela778/
Sattela777/
Szatela777/
Setilah776/
Shetele775/
Sethele775/
Şetelia774/
Gettela773/
Setalia773/
Sistela773/
Sitelia773/
Shetala773/
Settila773/
Setalay773/
Shotela773/
Sethola772/
Setiele772/
Sitelas772/
Setheli772/
Shetelo771/
Getelya771/
Sittela771/
Seatala771/
Seatola771/
Setolai771/
Sottela771/
Getelia771/
Setelie771/
Shetely771/
Ssetelo771/
Saetala771/
Satelah771/
Saytela771/
Sehtele771/
Szetele771/
Ceitela771/
Setolla771/
Sietelo771/
Djetela771/
Seteale771/
Setetle771/
Sehteli771/
Sateela771/
Saetelo771/
Settitella751/
Chetelat71497/
Szettele71107/
Sethaelo7172/
Sheetala7162/
Ssetaala7144/
Szetteli7139/
Chettela7122/
Setelich7121/
Ssettala7119/
Shaitela7117/
Seetaala7113/
Sethalay7113/
Settaala7112/
Setielie7112/
Shitelya7110/
Schetele718/
Suittela717/
Seutalia716/
Seidtala716/
Soetilah715/
Sethieli715/
Suistela715/
Seiteelo715/
Settalla714/
Shetteli714/
Suitelia714/
Jethelia713/
Seetalla713/
Seestelä713/
Shatiela713/
Shehtila712/
Rzetiela711/
Shethala711/
Shettely711/
Sheitala711/
Sethalia711/
Settolla711/
Shaatela711/
Ssettelo711/
Saitelay711/
Satheela711/
Seettala711/
Seiteler711/
Shothela711/
Shitelah711/
Setteler711/
Seeteelo711/
Sesteilo711/
Rzetelha711/
Sotelo67173,377/
Sitala673,851/
Setälä671,776/
Sotola67646/
Setilo67636/
Satala67577/
Satola67533/
Sitelo67360/
Siteli67252/
Cetola67239/
Sitola67204/
Sotala67196/
Zetola67124/
Sytelä6794/
Zetele6768/
Ssettaala6765/
Setalo6755/
Satelo6748/
Sitele6741/
Setili6734/
Sotila6728/
Satila6724/
Gitela6723/
Shehetila6721/
Šetele6715/
Ceteli6712/
Setile679/
Seethaala678/
Zitela676/
Setolo676/
Sitila675/
Sätelä675/
Schitelea674/
Seattalla673/
Sheetalla672/
Cetele672/
Zeteli672/
Jitela671/
Getila671/
Shettolla671/
Seitallah671/
Seetholla671/
Ssettalla671/
Zotela671/
Jetelo671/
Zetala671/
Setlej671/
Shehteely671/
Chistelia671/
Seethilad671/
Chisztela671/
Schettely670/
Setily670/

Setela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Setela in the Oriya language
େସେତଲାesetala-

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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 Setela
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