Sethunye Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sethunye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sethunye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222

Sethunye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sethunye occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sethunye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sethunye is the 3,141,416th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname Sethunye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sethunye reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 1,389,172. In South Africa Sethunye is mostly found in: North West, where 62 percent are found, Free State, where 26 percent are found and Gauteng, where 10 percent are found.

Sethunye Last Name Statistics demography

Sethunye earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.51% less than the national average, earning R 67,704 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sethunge889/
Setunge80305/
Setonye807/
Setugne801/
Sithunge753/
Sethunja751/
Setunji671/
Setounou6367/
Setonhou6355/
Setonoue6314/
Setounji634/
Chitunye632/
Zeituney631/
Setounnou5929/
Saithunai5920/
Setonji53161/
Setonou53122/
Situnji533/
Zetunji531/
Settonou5020/
Chetunoi505/
Zitounie505/
Setoniji502/
Chituneu501/
Setonoji501/
Sittunaa501/

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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 Sethunye
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