Setherton Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Setherton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Setherton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:1,114,36153,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589

Setherton Last Name Facts

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

Setherton is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Setherton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Setherton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,746,821st most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Setherton live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 1,114,361. In England it is most numerous in: Devon, where 66 percent are found, Somerset, where 20 percent are found and City of Bristol, where 12 percent are found.

Setherton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Setherton has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Setherton surname expanded 208 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seatherton95159/
Sotherton8940/
Cetherton890/
Cetterton785/
Sisterton780/
Chesterton741,461/
Shatterton740/
Satheerthan703/
Chiterton670/
Sitharthan6341/
Chaiterton630/
Sittharthan601/
Sidtharthhan574/
Sittartan561/

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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 Setherton
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