Sethu Surname

159,002nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Sethu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sethu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,1581:662,40531,175
Oman5161:7,1471,007
United Arab Emirates2491:36,7963,882
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Malaysia1161:254,26114,332
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Singapore731:75,4483,146
South Africa611:888,15957,770
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Qatar531:44,4914,459
England311:1,797,35772,927
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Sethu (10,375) may also be a first name.

Sethu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sethu (Hindi: सेठू, Marathi: सेथु, Oriya: େସଠୁ) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sethu? popularity and diffusion

Sethu is the 159,002nd most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,654,844 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Sethu live; 44 percent live in West Asia and 44 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 59,762nd most frequently used first name internationally, held by 10,375 people.

This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 1,158 people, or 1 in 662,405. In India Sethu is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 32 percent reside, Kerala, where 17 percent reside and Gujarat, where 12 percent reside. Other than India it occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Oman, where 19 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 9 percent reside.

Sethu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sethu are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

The amount Sethu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.24% less than the national average, earning R 94,488 per year and in United States they earn 10.04% more than the national average, earning $47,483 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saethu9159/
Sethau9130/
Seethu9123/
Siethu918/
Shethu917/
Sethuu915/
Seythu914/
Sethou913/
Sethuy913/
Seathu912/
Sethui911/
Setthu911/
Sehthu911/
Soethu911/
Setu8939,243/
Seithui8313/
Setthou8310/
Seutheu831/
Sedthut831/
Seethou831/
Saethou831/
Seythus830/
Shetu8020,768/
Sithu8010,094/
Sathu802,567/
Setou80647/
Jethu80547/
Sestu80470/
Setau80373/
Saetu80178/
Settu80175/
Seitu80148/
Sothu80122/
Szetu80114/
Zethu8073/
Sietu8046/
Xethu8042/
Sehtu8031/
Seetu8022/
Gethu8022/
Seatu8017/
Setud8010/
Soetu8010/
Setup806/
Setus805/
Setut803/
Setui802/
Setuh802/
Setuj801/
Setuu801/
Seutu801/
Seteu801/
Settou73976/
Sithup73842/
Setoud73618/
Shetui73442/
Satthu73291/
Shettu73166/
Chethu73153/
Sheitu7397/
Saithu7381/
Sithuu7350/
Sithou7347/
Jeethu7343/
Shietu7342/
Seittu7333/
Sisthu7329/
Shetou7328/
Sheetu7327/
Sietou7327/
Shithu7326/
Sitthu7324/
Seitou7321/
Satheu7317/
Saathu7314/
Setout7313/
Setaud7310/
Seytou739/
Satahu737/
Setouh737/
Sheutu737/
Cethus735/
Sythou735/
Soetau735/
Jhethu734/
Sestus734/
Sehtou734/
Shothu733/
Shathu733/
Seutui733/
Sheatu733/
Sithud733/
Zethus732/
Seatou732/
Sitheu732/
Seuteu732/
Ssettu732/
Jethou732/
Sathhu731/
Sathui731/
Jisthu731/
Jesthu731/
Gesthu731/
Gethus731/
Sitahu731/
Sithau731/
Seshtu731/
Sotthu731/
Seitau731/
Setoup731/
Sestou731/
Shetuh731/
Sathau731/
Sethoe731/
Getheu731/
Zethut731/
Sehttu731/
Seetau731/
Seeteu731/
Seetud731/
Seetup731/
Seatup731/
Seatut731/
Sejtud731/
Setauh731/
Saetou731/
Shestu730/
Settus730/
Schethaus710/
Getu67168,563/
Satu6713,145/
Situ6711,070/
Jetu671,577/
Zetu67591/
Sotu67380/
Cetu67136/
Siettou6765/
Sahathu6724/
Xetu6722/
Sytu6721/
Sitthou6720/
Setó6720/
Settout6710/
Sheittu676/
Shehetu675/
Shisthu674/
Setouhy674/
Shetous674/
Sithoud674/
Sehtout673/
Saththu671/
Cheethu671/
Sitehou671/
Sithhou671/
Shithou671/
Schetus671/
Settouh671/
Zhethou671/
Setouth671/
Shietou671/
Chetheu671/
Chethou671/
Seethoo671/
Shehtou671/
Shitthu671/
Settoud671/
Seethoe671/
Setthoe671/
Shettus670/

Sethu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sethu in the Hindi language
सेठूsethu87.74
सेठुsethu11.51
सेतुsetu0.38
सेठsetha0.19
Sethu in the Oriya language
େସଠୁesathu75
େସଥୁesathu25
Sethu in the Marathi language
सेथुsethu25
सेथूsethu18.48
सेठूsethu17.39
सेठुsethu8.7
सेतुsetu7.61
सेतूsetu6.52
सेदुsedu5.43
सेठीsethi2.17
सतुsatu2.17
सेचूsecu1.09
सेडुsedu1.09
सैथुsaithu1.09
सेयुseyu1.09
सेधुsedhu1.09

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