Sethi Surname

2,317th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236,708 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Sethi Surname User-submission:

The surname Sethi comes from the Sanskrit word shrestha, meaning 'pure' or 'superior'.

Sethi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India217,4971:3,527332
United States4,0591:89,29810,045
Pakistan3,3761:52,9162,127
England2,4321:22,9103,196
Thailand1,4301:49,3975,782
United Arab Emirates1,3621:6,727865
Canada1,3071:28,1913,726
Kuwait7421:5,122702
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Australia5471:49,3526,153
Oman5051:7,3031,026
Nepal4121:69,1291,756
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Bahrain2791:4,834873
South Africa2611:207,57722,069
Singapore2481:22,208882
New Zealand1261:35,9396,159
Israel1091:78,5109,522
Malaysia1061:278,24715,446
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
France721:922,538106,020
Qatar661:35,7273,681
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Japan571:2,242,88229,184
Scotland441:121,6787,769
Austria421:202,74825,305
Norway381:135,32317,347
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Wales261:119,0209,008
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Tanzania211:2,521,02948,569
China201:68,366,0783,721
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Séthi (1) are calculated separately.

Sethi (6,899) may also be a first name.

Sethi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Sethi comes from the Sanskrit word shrestha, meaning 'pure' or 'superior'.

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Sethi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sethi (Hindi: सेठी, Marathi: सेठी, Oriya: େସଠୀ, Tibetan: སི་ཐིག་) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Séthi. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sethi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sethi is the 2,317th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 30,787 people. The last name Sethi is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Sethi live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 78,338th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 6,899 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 217,497 people, or 1 in 3,527. In India it is most common in: Odisha, where 66 percent reside, Delhi, where 11 percent reside and Punjab, where 4 percent reside. Beside India this surname occurs in 88 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.

Sethi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Sethi surname are 3.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.26% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sethi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.17% more than the national average, earning 485,085 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.96% less than the national average, earning R 90,396 per year; in United States they earn 39.81% more than the national average, earning $60,326 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.1% more than the national average, earning $68,613 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Séthi931/
Sethiy911,711/
Shethi911,090/
Setthi91926/
Seethi91576/
Sethis91461/
Sethai91240/
Sethie9182/
Sethid9156/
Seathi9138/
Seithi9137/
Saethi9132/
Sethio9129/
Sethip9117/
Sethyi9116/
Sethii9115/
Sesthi9112/
Sethit9111/
Sehthi9111/
Sethhi916/
Seythi912/
Sethij912/
Ssethi911/
Sethiz911/
Soethi911/
Sethti911/
Sethui911/
Seti898,750/
Shetthi83349/
Seththi8394/
Sethaai8349/
Saethai8314/
Seithui8313/
Seethie8310/
Seethai838/
Saethei835/
Shethhi834/
Sheethi834/
Seithie833/
Seithei833/
Seshthi832/
Shedthi832/
Shethij831/
Shethis831/
Shethiy831/
Seetthi831/
Shaethi831/
Sethaid831/
Seuthie831/
Sheithi831/
Seithih831/
Shethie831/
Saethoi831/
Sethy80374,406/
Setti8068,910/
Sathi8060,121/
Setha8035,470/
Jethi806,096/
Sithi803,717/
Setio803,545/
Sheti802,890/
Sedti802,641/
Setie801,748/
Setai801,618/
Seiti801,590/
Sesti801,497/
Sethe801,051/
Saeti80910/
Seyti80458/
Setoi80433/
Sothi80343/
Gethi80267/
Setit80227/
Sehti80215/
Setiy80200/
Setei80171/
Szeti8036/
Soeti8014/
Setyi8012/
Seteh8012/
Setis8010/
Setip808/
Sseti807/
Zethi806/
Setii805/
Cethi804/
Setiz804/
Setih804/
Seuti804/
Sethj803/
Setij803/
Setui802/
Jseti801/
Setjh801/
Sgeti801/
Sythi801/
Sethı801/
Sheththi779/
Sheshthi775/
Shethith771/
Shathi7329,604/
Shetti7314,646/
Sitthi7313,336/
Seetha734,771/
Shithi733,257/
Sithai732,641/
Sithip731,344/
Sether731,217/
Soethe731,203/
Sathie731,171/
Saetti73956/
Seitei73846/
Shethe73627/
Seuthe73624/
Saithi73475/
Shetui73442/
Settai73392/
Settie73366/
Setohy73349/
Szetei73335/
Sethay73278/
Scetti73246/
Chethi73244/
Settha73239/
Saetai73203/
Saathi73177/
Seitai73171/
Seitis73159/
Satthi73156/
Seteha73155/
Shetai73125/
Sithit73123/
Sathai73111/
Seithe73104/
Shetha7395/
Sethee7387/
Sethaj7385/
Shethy7377/
Settit7370/
Sethoa7356/
Shetiz7352/
Sietis7351/
Jesthi7339/
Saetie7336/
Saeteh7336/
Seetai7332/
Shetyi7331/
Seitti7330/
Setiey7328/
Seitio7328/
Setaai7326/
Sethey7324/
Seethy7324/
Seitoi7322/
Jethid7321/
Settis7320/
Jisthi7320/
Sheiti7319/
Seethe7318/
Soithi7317/
Shesti7315/
Shothi7315/
Shetie7315/
Sotthi7315/
Jeythi7314/
Seatti7313/
Shetiy7313/
Sedtha7313/
Sithio7312/
Setais7312/
Jethai7311/
Setéth7311/
Settih7311/
Sethty7310/
Sethys739/
Setaih739/
Sothie739/
Saethe739/
Sietie739/
Seitha738/
Sechti738/
Scithi738/
Setthy737/
Sathti737/
Suithi737/
Ssetti737/
Setaid737/
Sidthi736/
Sethes736/
Sothai736/
Settiy735/
Jethei735/
Sathhi735/
Setihe735/
Seatai735/
Seateh735/
Sethea734/
Sethaa734/
Setish734/
Sehtti734/
Seithy734/
Sithoi734/
Setaip734/
Seatie734/
Sehtis733/
Sestti733/
Sethuy733/
Shetei733/
Seutui733/
Gisthi733/
Sithie733/
Shehti733/
Setthe733/
Sahthi733/
Setaij733/
Sheteh733/
Shetih733/
Seheti733/
Seetip733/
Seetoi733/
Shetii732/
Seytie732/
Sisthi732/
Settio732/
Scheti732/
Gethai732/
Cethit732/
Sathei732/
Shieti732/
Sethge732/
Sehtai732/
Seathy732/
Sgithi732/
Seatha732/
Seathe731/
Sathui731/
Jeethi731/
Jeithi731/
Jetthi731/
Gethis731/
Scethy731/
Sitehi731/
Sithiy731/
Shetis731/
Sheyti731/
Shheti731/
Sedtti731/
Seshti731/
Sethhy731/
Sethte731/
Sethyy731/
Setich731/
Settei731/
Settii731/
Seesti731/
Seetie731/
Sehtiy731/
Seysti731/
Ssethy731/
Setteh731/
Sathih731/
Sehtha731/
Jhethi731/
Sothei731/
Seuthé731/
Sithii731/
Sheuti731/
Sietiø731/
Ssithi731/
Saythi731/
Sedtoi731/
Sehtie731/
Sehtii731/
Seetio731/
Sejtit731/
Seteih731/
Gethoi731/
Sythai731/
Seytid731/
Seetei731/
Seetis731/
Seatei731/
Seatio731/
Scieti731/
Seitiz731/
Sethjs731/
Sethyo731/
Setait731/
Saetoi731/
Sodthi731/
Sithti731/
Syothi731/
Gethip730/
Seatis730/
Seteph730/
Settiz730/
Seutie730/
Setthaait711/
Siti6730,331/
Seta6730,089/
Soti677,986/
Sete676,706/
Saithai671,777/
Jeti671,530/
Seither671,476/
Sitthit671,433/
Geti671,004/
Seithay67696/
Saithip67593/
Shetaia67309/
Sety67290/
Sitthai67239/
Satthai67168/
Chisthi6795/
Sethooa6783/
Çeti6775/
Sethuoa6769/
Setthee6753/
Seather6750/
Sestich6740/
Sheetha6734/
Shether6732/
Seethaa6730/
Shetayh6730/
Syti6728/
Schetti6728/
Sheythe6723/
Shitthi6723/
Settich6720/
Siththi6717/
Scietti6717/
Sethaya6715/
Shestti6711/
Seyther6711/
Jeththi6710/
Shodthi6710/
Seether679/
Shaetti679/
Sheshti679/
Jeshthi678/
Shetthy677/
Satthei677/
Shettiy676/
Siether676/
Jishthi675/
Setthey675/
Shettai674/
Shettii674/
Shaithi674/
Saythip674/
Shoithi674/
Sitthip674/
Sotthai674/
Setouhy674/
Seethep674/
Jeethip674/
Shetahy674/
Sheteih674/
Sathaih673/
Sheetie673/
Shaathi673/
Saheeti673/
Setä673/
Saethea673/
Sheethy672/
Sheatha672/
Schetis672/
Sseetha672/
Geththi672/
Saththi672/
Sheitti672/
Saitthi672/
Setaysh672/
Shethed672/
Shahthi672/
Scetjhe672/
Jeethit672/
Sesthee672/
Schieti672/
Seethoa672/
Shestoi671/
Chetthi671/
Sahathi671/
Saettei671/
Chethai671/
Jshetti671/
Getheis671/
Scythis671/
Sishthi671/
Sjyothi671/
Shetait671/
Shethea671/
Shethey671/
Shettyi671/
Sheytha671/
Seteesh671/
Setheey671/
Settije671/
Seethea671/
Seettha671/
Sehther671/
Seztoip671/
Sheatti671/
Shedtti671/
Shadthi671/
Sshetti671/
Setteit671/
Shathih671/
Shathti671/
Seutheu671/
Shethee671/
Sheheti671/
Sheetai671/
Shithie671/
Seetesh671/
Szettei671/
Söti671/
Seytesh671/
Jshithi671/
Setteha671/
Seitehe671/
Sedthee671/
Sedttha671/
Seetaha671/
Seethed671/
Seethee671/
Seedtha671/
Saithoi671/
Saythai671/
Scheiti671/
Seithep671/
Setthea671/
Setj671/
Sadthai671/
Saethee671/
Sodthai671/
Soetthe671/
Shehteh671/
Shiothi671/
Soythip671/
Seithes670/
Setther670/
Shietti670/

Sethi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sethi in the Tibetan language
སི་ཐིག་sitik-
Sethi in the Hindi language
सेठीsethi99.3
सैठीsaithi0.09
सेथीsethi0.07
सॆठीsethi0.04
सेटीseti0.04
सेठिsethi0.03
सेठी़sethi0.02
एफepha0.01
सॆथिsethi0.01
सेेठीseethi0.01
सेठsetha0.01
शैठीsaithi0.01
शेठिsethi0.01
सेंठीsenthi0.01
शेट्टीsetti0.01
Sethi in the Marathi language
सेठीsethi95.07
शेठीsethi1.91
सेथीsethi1.13
सेिठseitha0.54
शेटीseti0.28
सेिथseitha0.2
सेठsetha0.12
शेटटीsetati0.08
सेथsetha0.08
सेटटीsetati0.08
सेढीsedhi0.08
सेधीsedhi0.08
सेदीsedi0.08
सेटीseti0.06
शतीsati0.04
सेवीsevi0.04
सैठीsaithi0.04
सेेठीseethi0.04
Sethi in the Oriya language
େସଠୀesathi61.14
େସଠିesathi36.88
େଶଠୀesathi0.13
େଶଠିesathi0.05
େଷଠୀesathi0.03
େଦଈeda'i0.01
େଦଇeda'i0.01
େଭାଇebha'i0
ସିଠୀsithi0
େସଠୀ଼esathi0
େଲଠୀelathi0
େସଥିesathi0
େଧାଇedha'i0
େଷଠିesathi0
େସାଠୀesathi0
େସଥୀesathi0
େ଼ସଠୀesathi0

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