Seto Surname

8,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Seto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan50,8341:2,515430
United States3,8471:94,21910,580
Hong Kong2,6141:2,806179
Indonesia2,4631:53,6945,961
Canada2,1931:16,8012,418
Singapore9071:6,072387
Bangladesh8111:196,4946,734
Benin6861:15,0662,039
Togo6301:11,5042,968
Spain3661:127,7389,790
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Brazil2951:725,67626,554
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Australia1741:155,14816,322
Thailand1371:515,60889,652
New Zealand1041:43,5427,204
Philippines911:1,112,50890,748
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Peru701:454,05913,591
Papua New Guinea691:118,17016,048
Ivory Coast651:354,94212,641
Niger651:295,2628,917
Iran631:1,218,77052,259
United Arab Emirates561:163,61212,461
France471:1,413,249138,595
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Malaysia391:756,26235,302
Jordan331:267,95310,595
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
China241:56,971,7323,099
Wales241:128,9399,528
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
England231:2,422,52489,093
Ireland221:214,0438,362
India181:42,614,743461,117
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Senegal91:1,619,9274,107
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Armenia61:488,3639,305
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Macau41:150,408604
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Setó (20), Séto (1) & Şeto (1) are calculated separately.

Seto (8,945) may also be a first name.

Seto Last Name Facts

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 8,402nd 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 65,980th 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Setó9220/
Séto921/
Şeto921/
Szeto8918,966/
Sheto895,419/
Sesto892,487/
Seeto892,196/
Sehto891,630/
Seito891,226/
Setho891,142/
Setto89695/
Setou89647/
Saeto89491/
Setoi89433/
Sieto89381/
Setoh89281/
Setoo89121/
Setop8964/
Soeto8953/
Setos8943/
Setoy8925/
Sezto8923/
Seyto898/
Seuto897/
Setoa896/
Setgo896/
Sejto893/
Setot893/
Sedto893/
Setuo893/
Zseto892/
Sjeto891/
Sxeto891/
Shetos803,484/
Setoch801,288/
Sethod801,095/
Settou80976/
Siesto80628/
Setoud80618/
Settho80528/
Shehto80491/
Seetho80449/
Setohy80349/
Seetoo80140/
Seiteo8085/
Szetoh8077/
Shetto8070/
Saetoy8063/
Settos8056/
Sethoa8056/
Sietos8052/
Saetoo8051/
Sheeto8046/
Scetto8046/
Shesto8040/
Saetho8038/
Saetoh8033/
Shetou8028/
Seahto8027/
Sietou8027/
Seesto8024/
Seitos8024/
Sietot8023/
Sethos8023/
Seitoi8022/
Szetho8021/
Seitou8021/
Seisto8020/
Sedtho8020/
Saedto8016/
Sietoa8014/
Seetot8013/
Sietto8013/
Setout8013/
Szetoo8012/
Setohe8012/
Sheito8011/
Sehtho8011/
Seytou809/
Shoeto808/
Scheto808/
Setoot808/
Setouh807/
Sietho806/
Shetoo806/
Seitto806/
Shetod805/
Shetoh805/
Sehtou804/
Seatoo804/
Sethou803/
Saetto803/
Seetoi803/
Seutto802/
Sehtto802/
Sietoh802/
Seatou802/
Sestuo802/
Seatho802/
Seitho802/
Sietoy801/
Shetot801/
Seitoa801/
Seatto801/
Sestto801/
Setosh801/
Szseto801/
Shetho801/
Setoup801/
Sestos801/
Sestou801/
Seytho801/
Shetoy801/
Sedtoi801/
Seitoh801/
Settoh801/
Sedtto801/
Seatoy801/
Saetoi801/
Saetou801/
Shetuo801/
Sethgo800/
Sceito800/
Soto751,195,890/
Seta7530,089/
Sito756,367/
Geto752,496/
Ceto751,055/
Zeto75938/
Jeto75382/
Çeto75274/
Syto7577/
Söto751/
Sheetos73854/
Shetoos73336/
Siettos73130/
Sethooa7383/
Sethuoa7369/
Siettou7365/
Schetto7310/
Setthou7310/
Settout7310/
Sheetoo735/
Scietto735/
Shetoss734/
Shetous734/
Sehtout733/
Seetoop733/
Seethoa732/
Shestoi731/
Sestosd731/
Seztoip731/
Settouh731/
Setouth731/
Shietoh731/
Shietou731/
Shehtho731/
Seethoo731/
Seettoh731/
Shehtoo731/
Shehtou731/
Shettos731/
Settoud731/
Seethou731/
Seettho731/
Saethoi731/
Saethou731/
Sheheto731/
Shehtto731/
Sheatto730/
Saito671,056,935/
Setha6735,470/
Sheta6731,559/
Sotto6729,159/
Shito6718,861/
Sitoi6715,580/
Sisto678,126/
Sitou677,358/
Sotoj673,822/
Seeta673,818/
Sitoy673,649/
Satoh673,210/
Setas673,058/
Setta672,612/
Suito672,467/
Sahto672,467/
Gesto672,236/
Soito671,784/
Getto671,769/
Shoto671,679/
Sitho671,222/
Cetto671,191/
Satto671,157/
Sotoy671,139/
Jesto671,112/
Seita671,099/
Satoi67991/
Cheto67952/
Jetho67928/
Saeta67808/
Sesta67730/
Satho67715/
Djeto67683/
Sitto67661/
Seuta67527/
Sehta67452/
Sieta67428/
Setau67373/
Sotoi67261/
Setah67239/
Šesto67235/
Gisto67229/
Setat67224/
Sotho67219/
Sitoh67204/
Sihto67189/
Cesto67172/
Satoo67168/
Shehtout67153/
Seata67147/
Sizto67139/
Šejto67139/
Zieto67138/
Zetto67135/
Cisto67129/
Jetto67128/
Setaa67128/
Zeito67110/
Sitos67108/
Getoi6794/
Sitot6786/
Getoš6777/
Sayto6770/
Jeeto6768/
Getou6763/
Szito6757/
Sitoo6756/
Systo6751/
Soeta6745/
Cetoy6745/
Setap6742/
Çetto6739/
Jetot6732/
Sytoy6731/
Gieto6730/
Jetoo6729/
Zetot6728/
Satuo6724/
Zetou6724/
Getos6723/
Getho6723/
Getod6721/
Satoy6720/
Ceeto6718/
Cetho6718/
Sitop6717/
Sitod6716/
Setad6715/
Sujto6715/
Sotoo6713/
Cetou6713/
Situo6712/
Sotoh6712/
Jisto6712/
Zetho6712/
Sohto6711/
Sadto6711/
Jeato6710/
Sitoa679/
Sytoi679/
Szato678/
Zoeto678/
Zeeto676/
Jetou676/
Zeïto676/
Setaï676/
Siteo675/
Žesto675/
Ssoto674/
Setaş674/
Scito673/
Zceto673/
Jetoi673/
Zetod673/
Sytou673/
Suyto673/
Ceyto672/
Syoto672/
Sytho672/
Ssato672/
Schietto672/
Ceuto672/
Xetho672/
Sytto672/
Jheto672/
Ceato671/
Hsoto671/
Zeyto671/
Zehto671/
Shyto671/
Seethoss671/
Szoto671/
Zetoh671/
Cetuo671/
Ceito671/
Hsito671/
Zesto671/
Zaeto671/
Xheto671/
Saïto671/
Szyto671/
Getoy671/
Getoz671/
Seteu671/
Sodto671/
Getoo671/
Jedto671/
Cetop670/
Cetos670/

Seto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seto in the Georgian language
სეთოseto-
Seto in the Bengali language
সেতুsetu-
Seto in the Oriya language
େସେତାeseta60
େସତesata20
ସିେତାsieta20
Seto in the Hindi language
सेटोseto52.17
सेतोseto39.13
सीतोsito4.35
सैतोsaito4.35
Seto in the Marathi language
सॅटोseto50
सेतोseto50
Seto in the Russian language
Сетоseto-

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Footnotes

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