Setsapa Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Setsapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Setsapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho121:169,38013,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Setsapa (18) may also be a first name.

Setsapa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Setsapa is most common in Lesotho. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Setsapa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Setsapa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Setsapa is also the 2,608,198th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 18 people.

This surname is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 169,380. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Mokhotlong District, where 100 percent are found. Besides Lesotho this last name exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sesapa9222/
Sesappa8615/
Setsopa864/
Siesapa863/
Sesapah862/
Seshappa8042/
Shesappa801/
Seshapau801/
Seesapha801/
Zesapa77134/
Sisapa777/
Sesopa771/
Secapa771/
Sesapo771/
Sheshappa75167/
Sheasappa751/
Seesaipai751/
Sisapha7173/
Seesopa7127/
Chesapa713/
Seisopa712/
Soisapa711/
Setsepo711/
Setsopo711/
Siecapa711/
Seshaaappa711/
Zatsapa711/
Chissapa671,975/
Setshepo672/
Sisaipai671/
Saisapha671/
Sechappa671/

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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 Setsapa
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