Sethwala Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Sethwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sethwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
India131:59,005,029552,550
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sethwala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sethwala (Marathi: सेठवाला) occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sethwala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 764,765th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 19,537,657 people. The surname Sethwala occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Sethwala live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 82 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Apart from Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sethwala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sethwala in the Marathi language
सेठवालाsethavala-

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