Setjeka Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Setjeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Setjeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho111:184,77813,836
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736

Setjeka (14) may also be a first name.

Setjeka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Setjeka has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Setjeka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Setjeka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Setjeka are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 14 people.

The last name is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 184,778. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 45 percent reside, Berea District, where 27 percent reside and Leribe District, where 27 percent reside. Not including Lesotho Setjeka exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 35 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sedjeka8667/
Setjeke861/
Seseka77108/
Sezeka77104/
Seceka771/
Sijeka771/
Cejeka771/
Ssejjeeka751/
Setsika7141/
Seseika717/
Sedzeka711/
Satieka711/
Shijeka711/
Sheseka710/
Segeska710/
Shidjeka671/
Shedzeka671/

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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 Setjeka
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