Setho Surname

325,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Setho Surname User-submission:

The surname Setho means 'group member'.

Setho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4611:117,52213,988
Lesotho2911:6,9851,495
Pakistan2691:664,10410,220
Benin331:313,20025,349
Singapore301:183,5907,666
India141:54,790,384527,769
Israel121:713,13647,700
Togo91:805,3086,372
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Setho (1,074) may also be a first name.

Setho Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Setho means 'group member'.

- donald13

Setho Last Name Facts

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

The surname Setho (Hindi: सेठो, Oriya: େସଥ) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Setho.

How Common Is The Last Name Setho? popularity and diffusion

The last name Setho is the 325,707th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 6,381,389 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Setho are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Setho is also the 243,917th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 1,074 people.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 461 people, or 1 in 117,522. In South Africa Setho is mostly concentrated in: Free State, where 52 percent live, Gauteng, where 30 percent live and Limpopo, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 25 percent live and Pakistan, where 24 percent live.

Setho Last Name Statistics demography

Setho earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.87% less than the national average, earning R 142,896 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sethod911,095/
Settho91528/
Seetho91449/
Sethoa9156/
Saetho9138/
Sethos9123/
Szetho9121/
Sedtho9120/
Sehtho9111/
Sietho916/
Sethou913/
Seatho912/
Seitho912/
Shetho911/
Seytho911/
Sethgo910/
Seto8967,785/
Sethooa8383/
Sethuoa8369/
Setthou8310/
Seethoa832/
Shehtho831/
Seethoo831/
Seethou831/
Seettho831/
Saethoi831/
Saethou831/
Setha8035,470/
Szeto8018,966/
Sheto805,419/
Sesto802,487/
Seeto802,196/
Sehto801,630/
Seito801,226/
Sitho801,222/
Jetho80928/
Satho80715/
Setto80695/
Setou80647/
Saeto80491/
Setoi80433/
Sieto80381/
Setoh80281/
Setah80239/
Sotho80219/
Setoo80121/
Setop8064/
Soeto8053/
Setos8043/
Setoy8025/
Sezto8023/
Getho8023/
Cetho8018/
Zetho8012/
Seyto808/
Seuto807/
Setoa806/
Setgo806/
Sejto803/
Setot803/
Sedto803/
Setuo803/
Zseto802/
Sytho802/
Xetho802/
Sjeto801/
Sxeto801/
Seethoss771/
Seetha734,771/
Shetos733,484/
Setoch731,288/
Settou73976/
Siesto73628/
Setoud73618/
Settah73609/
Shehto73491/
Setohy73349/
Settha73239/
Sittho73235/
Shetah73183/
Sethad73171/
Sethap73144/
Seetoo73140/
Jethoo73124/
Saitho73116/
Shetha7395/
Sathoo7393/
Seiteo7385/
Sethah7383/
Shatho7381/
Szetoh7377/
Sattho7373/
Shetto7370/
Sethas7367/
Saetoy7363/
Settos7356/
Sietos7352/
Saetoo7351/
Sithou7347/
Sheeto7346/
Scetto7346/
Sethat7341/
Shesto7340/
Saetoh7333/
Sethau7330/
Shetou7328/
Seahto7327/
Sietou7327/
Setash7325/
Seesto7324/
Seitos7324/
Sietot7323/
Seitoi7322/
Seitou7321/
Seisto7320/
Sestha7319/
Saedto7316/
Setaph7314/
Sietoa7314/
Seetot7313/
Sietto7313/
Setout7313/
Sedtha7313/
Szetoo7312/
Setohe7312/
Sheito7311/
Shitho7310/
Seytou739/
Seitha738/
Shoeto738/
Scheto738/
Setoot738/
Setouh737/
Sahtho737/
Shetoo736/
Seitto736/
Zeetho736/
Shetod735/
Shetoh735/
Sythou735/
Soitho735/
Sethaa734/
Chetho734/
Sithoy734/
Sehtou734/
Sithoi734/
Sithoa734/
Seatoo734/
Saetto733/
Setaha733/
Shotho733/
Sithoo733/
Seetoi733/
Seutto732/
Sehtto732/
Sietoh732/
Seatou732/
Saatho732/
Sestuo732/
Sehtah732/
Jethou732/
Seatha732/
Sadtho732/
Sistho731/
Sietoy731/
Shetot731/
Seitoa731/
Seatto731/
Sestto731/
Setosh731/
Szseto731/
Sehtha731/
Setoup731/
Sestos731/
Sestou731/
Seutha731/
Shetoy731/
Sathto731/
Sedtoi731/
Seitoh731/
Djetho731/
Gethoi731/
Settoh731/
Sedtto731/
Seatoy731/
Saytho731/
Setauh731/
Saetah731/
Saetoi731/
Saetou731/
Shetuo731/
Jeatho731/
Jeetho731/
Jettho731/
Sceito730/
Soto671,195,890/
Seta6730,089/
Sito676,367/
Geto672,496/
Ceto671,055/
Zeto67938/
Sheetos67854/
Jeto67382/
Shetoos67336/
Çeto67274/
Siettos67130/
Syto6777/
Siettou6765/
Sethaph6760/
Setthat6750/
Sheetha6734/
Seethaa6730/
Shestha6730/
Sethaha6724/
Sitthou6720/
Setó6720/
Shetach6711/
Schetto6710/
Settout6710/
Seethap677/
Chethoo676/
Sheetoo675/
Scietto675/
Shetoss674/
Shetous674/
Sithoud674/
Sedthat673/
Sethahe673/
Sehtout673/
Seetoop673/
Sheatha672/
Sseetha672/
Sestach672/
Shestoi671/
Sitehou671/
Sithhou671/
Shestah671/
Sheytha671/
Shgetha671/
Shithou671/
Seshtha671/
Sestosd671/
Seettha671/
Seztoip671/
Settouh671/
Séto671/
Sethath671/
Jhethoo671/
Zhethou671/
Setouth671/
Setaaph671/
Sethaas671/
Sethadh671/
Seutheu671/
Sithuoa671/
Shietoh671/
Shietou671/
Sahatho671/
Söto671/
Ceththo671/
Chethou671/
Şeto671/
Seettoh671/
Shehtoo671/
Shehtou671/
Shettos671/
Settoud671/
Schotho671/
Sedttha671/
Seetaha671/
Seethat671/
Seedtha671/
Saithoi671/
Seutaah671/
Sheheto671/
Shehtto671/
Sithoop671/
Chethoh671/
Jehthoh671/
Sheatto670/

Setho Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Setho in the Hindi language
सेठोsetho99.2
सेठीsethi0.8
Setho in the Oriya language
େସଥesatha75
େସଠesatha25

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Setho
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