Sethwana Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

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

Sethwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sethwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa731:742,16051,964

Sethwana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sethwana is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sethwana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,220,661st most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sethwana reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 742,160. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 60 percent live, Gauteng, where 36 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 3 percent live.

Sethwana Last Name Statistics demography

Sethwana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.62% less than the national average, earning R 88,836 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Setwana9319/
Sethwane8883/
Setwanna8815/
Sithwana881/
Seatwanna821/
Setuhanga821/
Sitwana80522/
Setwane804/
Sotwana801/
Sedwana801/
Zetwana801/
Setwena801/
Jetwanna75907/
Situhana7546/
Zithwana7537/
Zothwana7518/
Sithwane7512/
Shotwana753/
Sadhwana752/
Setwhane751/
Jethwaney7120/
Chetwatna7114/
Chetwanna716/
Shidwanga711/
Zitwana67140/
Sitwane6774/
Seduana6764/
Zotwana6728/
Sadwana6710/
Sidwana679/
Sitwani675/
Gitwana673/
Jitwana671/
Situana671/
Getuana671/
Sedwane671/
Sodwana671/

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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 Sethwana
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