Setiawan Surname

761st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 697,018 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Setiawan Surname User-submission:

Setiawan is a surname common in Indonesia and Malaysia, signifying a person who is loyal, sincere, and dedicated. The name combines Setia, which means loyal or faithful, with the suffix -wan, derived from the Sanskrit word vān (वान), meaning man.

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Setiawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia690,4051:1922
Saudi Arabia3,3391:9,2411,302
Thailand6661:106,06415,418
United States5701:635,89351,189
Qatar4181:5,641584
United Arab Emirates3341:27,4323,057
Australia3161:85,4299,880
Singapore2871:19,191779
Malaysia2581:114,3197,590
Canada841:438,63838,170
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Taiwan291:808,4405,718
Japan271:4,734,97438,607
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
China121:113,943,4645,994
England111:5,065,278148,650
France71:9,488,960336,266
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
East Timor41:303,982255
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Macau31:200,543803
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Monaco11:37,0664,748

Setiawan (39,090) may also be a first name.

Setiawan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Setiawan is a surname common in Indonesia and Malaysia, signifying a person who is loyal, sincere, and dedicated. The name combines Setia, which means loyal or faithful, with the suffix -wan, derived from the Sanskrit word vān (वान), meaning man.

- Jeffrey R. Tan

Setiawan means 'loyal to friends'. People believe it is short for "Setia Kawan", which in Indonesian and Malay means 'loyalty to friends'.

- setiawah

This surname means 'loyal until the end of time'.

- yuukarinn

Setiawan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Setiawan occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Setiawan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 761st most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 10,455 people. The last name Setiawan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Setiawan are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Setiawan is also the 22,639th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 39,090 people.

Setiawan is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 690,405 people, or 1 in 192. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: West Java, where 35 percent are found, East Java, where 19 percent are found and Central Java, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia it occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Setiawan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Setiawan are 4.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.66% being registered with the party.

The amount Setiawan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.2% more than the national average, earning $47,980 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.57% more than the national average, earning $54,933 CAD per year.

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