Sethwane Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

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

Sethwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sethwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa831:652,74348,091

Sethwane (11) may also be a first name.

Sethwane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sethwane occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sethwane? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,061,309th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. Sethwane occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sethwane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sethwane is also the 3,487,849th most frequent forename at a global level, held by 11 people.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 652,743. In South Africa Sethwane is most common in: Mpumalanga, where 36 percent reside, Gauteng, where 33 percent reside and Limpopo, where 29 percent reside.

Sethwane Last Name Statistics demography

Sethwane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.79% less than the national average, earning R 74,160 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Setwane934/
Sathwane88244/
Sothwane8877/
Sethwana8873/
Sithwane8812/
Setwhane881/
Jethwaney8220/
Shathwane821/
Sitwane8074/
Sotwane8033/
Setwana8019/
Shetwan8018/
Satwane804/
Sedwane801/
Seetwan801/
Jethwani751,940/
Zothwane7530/
Setwanna7515/
Jethwany758/
Sadhwane752/
Sithwana751/
Zithwane751/
Sitwan711,287/
Sedwan7165/
Sidhwaney7123/
Jeethwani717/
Sitwayene711/
Cheithwan711/
Seatwanna711/
Sitwana67522/
Jetwani67288/
Setwong67101/
Zotwane6739/
Shidwan6726/
Sitwangnet6713/
Chetwan6713/
Seduane679/
Sidhwan676/
Seatuan676/
Sitwani675/
Setuang674/
Zitwane672/
Seetuan672/
Sithuan671/
Sedwana671/
Zetwana671/
Scheidwane670/

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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 Sethwane
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis