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Where Does The Last Name Seto Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Seto (Bengali: সেতু, Georgian: სეთო, Hindi: सेटो, Marathi: सॅटो, Oriya: େସେତା, Russian: Сето) is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Setó, Séto or Şeto. For other possible spellings of Seto click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seto? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 8,402^nd most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 107,510 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Seto live; 79 percent live in East Asia and 75 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Seto is also the 65,980^th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 8,945 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 50,834 people, or 1 in 2,515. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Kanagawa Prefecture, where 28 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent live and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 6 percent live. Excluding Japan this last name occurs in 80 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and Hong Kong, where 4 percent live.

Seto Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Seto has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Seto last name expanded 54,957 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seto Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Seto last name are 18.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Seto earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 44.57% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,746 per year; in United States they earn 22.11% more than the national average, earning $52,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.41% more than the national average, earning $57,836 CAD per year.