Sethwala Surname
Approximately 373 people bear this surname
Sethwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Sethwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sethwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sethwala (Marathi: सेठवाला) is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sethwala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 764,765th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 19,537,657 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Sethwala are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 82 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
The last name Sethwala is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Apart from Sri Lanka this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shethwala | 94 | 161 | / |
| Setwala | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sithwala | 88 | 26 | / |
| Sothwala | 88 | 6 | / |
| Sethwalo | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sethwale | 88 | 2 | / |
| Shithwala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sitwala | 80 | 6,405 | / |
| Sytwala | 80 | 18 | / |
| Satwala | 80 | 10 | / |
| Setwalo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Setwali | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sotwala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sedwala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shadwala | 75 | 54 | / |
| Ssetwalo | 75 | 21 | / |
| Sithwale | 75 | 4 | / |
| Satwalia | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ssetwali | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sithwalo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zithwala | 75 | 2 | / |
| Setwaali | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ssetwale | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sytwalla | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shitwala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jaithwala | 71 | 34 | / |
| Ssettwalo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chithwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sadwala | 67 | 460 | / |
| Satuala | 67 | 280 | / |
| Sidwala | 67 | 43 | / |
| Sytwała | 67 | 21 | / |
| Situala | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jedwala | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sitwale | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chechtwala | 67 | 2 | / |
| Citwala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Setuela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jitwala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaithwalla | 67 | 1 | / |
Sethwala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sethwala in the Marathi language | ||
| सेठवाला | sethavala | - |
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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
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- 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 Sethwala
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