Setew Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Setew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Setew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Setew (10) may also be a first name.

Setew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Setew occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Setew? popularity and diffusion

The last name Setew is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Setew occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Setew reside; 86 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 86 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Setew is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 10 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 4,915,704. In Malaysia Setew is primarily found in: Sarawak, where 100 percent live. Apart from Malaysia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saetew9148/
Seatew912/
Shetew911/
Seteaw911/
Setiew911/
Saetiew831,223/
Saeteaw83867/
Seateaw8340/
Seatiew8320/
Saeteiw8311/
Saethew834/
Seitiew832/
Shetewe832/
Seateiw832/
Saeteuw831/
Seeteaw831/
Seeteew831/
Seetiew831/
Setev80161/
Satew8016/
Setef801/
Saethiew772/
Saetheaw771/
Sheetesw770/
Setiev7393/
Saetiw7342/
Setyow7334/
Setiow7314/
Sitewe7312/
Shetev739/
Sateaw738/
Satiew736/
Seteva734/
Setife734/
Saetev732/
Seatiw732/
Seeteb732/
Setebh732/
Siteaw731/
Sitiew731/
Szatew731/
Shitew731/
Sathew731/
Seitev731/
Setiwe731/
Zietew730/
Seteph730/
Saetthiew711/
Seytiev6791/
Sheteev6725/
Seyteev679/
Sheteva679/
Shestev676/
Saetaiw675/
Seitife675/
Sitewhe674/
Saitiew672/
Settiev672/
Getehew672/
Cheteaw671/
Zaeteaw671/
Saetiev671/
Zeittew671/
Shetiev671/
Setiffe671/
Shetiwe671/
Saiteaw671/
Saetuiw671/
Shateaw670/

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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 Setew
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