Setiu Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Setiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Setiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Setiu (29) may also be a first name.

Setiu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Setiu occurs most in Malaysia. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Setiu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,323,005th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Setiu are found; 51 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 51 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held given name internationally It is held by 29 people.

This surname is most common in Malaysia, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 1,638,568. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Terengganu, where 94 percent reside and Sabah, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 31 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Settiu918/
Shetiu916/
Sethiu915/
Setiut914/
Setiou913/
Setius911/
Seutieu835/
Seutiuț831/
Shettiu831/
Seithiu831/
Saetieu831/
Zetiu8029/
Satiu8027/
Sitiu8014/
Getiu802/
Setyu802/
Setju801/
Sitoiu7383/
Setuju7372/
Shitiu7330/
Satieu7318/
Sitieu7312/
Seteou738/
Chetiu734/
Zetiou734/
Sethyu734/
Sattiu733/
Sathiu732/
Sitiou731/
Shatiu731/
Settyu731/
Seitogiou711/
Gettius6764/
Sittiju6721/
Saitieu6714/
Shittiu6714/
Shathiu674/
Saathiu672/
Saatieu671/
Zietieu671/
Shaatiu671/
Chetiuh671/
Sitihou671/

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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 Setiu
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