Setondji Surname

210,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Setondji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Setondji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1,8841:5,486724
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France21:33,211,361423,184
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814

The alternate forms: Sètondji (3) are calculated separately.

Setondji (5,489) may also be a first name.

Setondji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Setondji is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Sètondji. For other potential spellings of Setondji click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Setondji? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 210,379th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,714,346 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Setondji live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Setondji is also the 90,655th most common first name globally. It is borne by 5,489 people.

The last name Setondji is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 1,884 people, or 1 in 5,486. In Benin it is most frequent in: Ouémé Department, where 22 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 19 percent are found and Zou Department, where 17 percent are found. Barring Benin this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 2 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sètondji963/
Settondji942/
Setonji93161/
Sotondji88982/
Sitondji88192/
Satondji8867/
Setounji884/
Setomdji881/
Satoindji821/
Setanji8010/
Setongi807/
Sitonji806/
Setonsi801/
Zotondji7597/
Gitondji7527/
Setonssi752/
Setondge751/
Situndji751/
Seethongi714/
Setonchai711/
Zetonsi67208/
Setansi673/
Sitonje671/
Seetonchai671/
Sitonzi671/
Setanzi671/
Setonsa671/
Zetonzi671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Setondji
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