Setema Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Tuvalu

Setema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Setema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
India241:31,961,058386,265
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Tuvalu41:2,79736
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Setema (49) may also be a first name.

Setema Last Name Facts

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

Setema (Oriya: େସେତମା) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Setema? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,281,391st most frequently used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Setema live; 73 percent live in Central Africa and 73 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Setema is also the 1,430,306th most common first name globally It is held by 49 people.

The surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 568,304. Excluding The DR Congo it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sethema9284/
Ssetema9224/
Seteama924/
Setemma922/
Setaema921/
Settema921/
Shetema921/
Ssettema8614/
Shetemad861/
Seteamma861/
Setemo83270/
Setama83189/
Setima83176/
Getema83160/
Sytema83134/
Satema83131/
Seteme8343/
Sotema8323/
Sitema8317/
Setemi8314/
Setemy834/
Setoma834/
Zetema832/
Jetema831/
Shettemma801/
Shetima774,430/
Saetama77703/
Gietema77412/
Sistema77310/
Sattema77210/
Seatama77207/
Soetama77133/
Settama7784/
Satemma7782/
Setimah7758/
Shatema7756/
Setamma7739/
Sittema7734/
Setämaa7731/
Sethama7730/
Settima7730/
Satemah7727/
Ssetima7717/
Sitemah7710/
Setemet779/
Shitema779/
Systema778/
Settemo777/
Seetama776/
Setamah775/
Getemah775/
Settemi775/
Sathema774/
Setaama774/
Sothema774/
Sestemo774/
Satemaa773/
Jistema772/
Saitema771/
Jeitema771/
Sgetima771/
Zietema771/
Sotiema771/
Sitemoa771/
Sietama771/
Sieteme771/
Sseteme771/
Hsetima771/
Sithema771/
Setheme771/
Sethemi771/
Sethemo771/
Gettema770/
Shettima7113,877/
Seetamma713,869/
Sattemma712,762/
Sathemma71403/
Seetamai7153/
Sethamah7152/
Shetimma7139/
Schotema7129/
Shetimah7125/
Zeatemah7122/
Seitamaa7122/
Shittema7115/
Sethamma7113/
Chetemma7112/
Settemio7110/
Shettama7110/
Ssettima718/
Shaetima717/
Seethama716/
Sheitima716/
Setemmer714/
Sittemma713/
Seitomaa713/
Sethamai713/
Sethamau713/
Shateema712/
Satheema711/
Jettemma711/
Schitema711/
Scuitema711/
Soetamma711/
Shetamma711/
Setaamma711/
Settamma711/
Settimat711/
Sottemma711/
Sheetima711/
Sehttima711/
Sethimah711/
Scheteme711/
Djeteyma711/
Chetemah711/
Shitemma711/
Shetitma711/
Soteemah711/
Juistema710/
Sitima6714,005/
Sotoma677,464/
Schuitema671,672/
Sitama671,554/
Satama671,040/
Setomo67598/
Seethamma67535/
Satima67464/
Sotima67381/
Citema67343/
Setimo67259/
Sitemo67231/
Sheetamma67204/
Setime67171/
Sitoma67144/
Gitema6796/
Sshettima6789/
Chettemma6774/
Sítima6766/
Satemo6761/
Setimi6755/
Sitemi6751/
Siteme6731/
Shettimah6720/
Satthemma6718/
Schuytema6714/
Cetima6713/
Jitema6710/
Jetima678/
Satoma675/
Seethimad674/
Getima674/
Satheemma673/
Sotama673/
Getemo672/
Shetttima672/
Sétima672/
Sathemmaa671/
Sathhemma671/
Cheetemma671/
Zetima671/
Shettamma671/
Seathamma671/
Shetimmah671/
Shettimad671/
Jetemo671/
Zitema671/
Sethaamay671/
Seatammah671/
Ceteme671/
Shettimau671/
Shettimma671/
Shehttima671/
Sheettima671/

Setema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Setema in the Oriya language
େସେତମାesetama95.65
େସତାମାesatama4.35

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