Setor Surname

233,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Setor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Setor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,5931:16,9622,149
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Šetor (2) are calculated separately.

Setor (1,472) may also be a first name.

Setor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Setor (Marathi: सेतोर) is found most in Ghana. It may also appear as a variant: Šetor. Click here for other possible spellings of Setor.

How Common Is The Last Name Setor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Setor is the 233,618th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,222,217 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Setor reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Setor is also the 202,904th most common first name globally, borne by 1,472 people.

The last name is most common in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,593 people, or 1 in 16,962. Without taking into account Ghana this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šetor932/
Seator91207/
Seytor91122/
Sehtor91113/
Seitor9144/
Settor9139/
Saetor9130/
Soetor9114/
Setour9112/
Sethor916/
Seetor913/
Setore913/
Setojr911/
Sestor911/
Sietor911/
Seitour83171/
Seethor8382/
Søetorp8319/
Setorre8310/
Settour839/
Sestorp836/
Sietorh835/
Saethor835/
Sethore834/
Seidtor833/
Shethor831/
Siehtor831/
Seitorr831/
Saetour831/
Sheetor830/
Sheator830/
Sator803,189/
Setar80530/
Getor80508/
Sotor80493/
Sitor80216/
Sytor80165/
Cetor8052/
Setur8025/
Jetor8016/
Zetor8010/
Xetor801/
Scheitor7719/
Sågetorp773/
Schettor772/
Settar736,898/
Sethar732,879/
Suitor731,602/
Cestor731,327/
Zettor731,052/
Shitor73281/
Gestor73225/
Satoor73210/
Shetur7399/
Shator7379/
Sattor7346/
Cetore7343/
Setare7338/
Sitore7335/
Getore7330/
Sottor7330/
Saator7326/
Saitor7325/
Settur7324/
Seetar7322/
Getoor7317/
Saytor7317/
Soetar7312/
Seture7312/
Sistor7312/
Sethur7311/
Jeator7310/
Shetar739/
Gettor738/
Setaur737/
Seitur736/
Sestar736/
Seitar735/
Setgar734/
Sittor734/
Chetor734/
Sothor734/
Saetar734/
Shotor733/
Sitour733/
Setard732/
Jettor732/
Djetor732/
Setaar732/
Szator732/
Szotor732/
Scetar731/
Seytar731/
Jethor731/
Getour731/
Zestor731/
Setart731/
Sietar731/
Zetoor731/
Sestur731/
Sotohr731/
Sitoor731/
Sitorz731/
Sajtor731/
Satorr731/
Saîtor731/
Seetur731/
Cethor731/
Zetour731/
Sehtar731/
Gistor730/
Zoetor730/
Sithor730/
Jestor730/
Seutar730/
Cettor730/
Jetort730/
Cettour671,162/
Shaytor671,039/
Shettar67596/
Shaitor6782/
Sestare6778/
Saitore6772/
Schator6765/
Shetgar6758/
Sethare6751/
Shetard6749/
Chestor6741/
Cetorre6740/
Shethar6736/
Shatoor6733/
Sattoor6731/
Sattour6726/
Gistorp6721/
Cheator6719/
Sitorre6719/
Seethar6717/
Saitour6716/
Saytour6716/
Seastar6715/
Suittor6713/
Setteur679/
Djetore679/
Gestore678/
Sathoor677/
Shetare677/
Sethatr676/
Setahar674/
Settare674/
Chetour674/
Shahtor673/
Chettor673/
Sithore673/
Sheytorova672/
Seetare672/
Jeithor672/
Saeteur672/
Gistorh671/
Sittord671/
Sietart671/
Shettur671/
Seetaur671/
Shathor671/
Saahtor671/
Chetorh671/
Seyteur671/
Jaystor671/
Seuthar671/
Sittour671/
Shitour671/
Saettar671/
Seitard671/
Seithar671/
Szajtor671/
Szejtar671/
Gisztor671/
Geystor671/
Chetore671/
Sajtour671/
Sethhar671/
Shehtar671/
Schitor670/
Ceistor670/

Setor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Setor in the Marathi language
सेतोरsetora-

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Footnotes

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