Setseo Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Setseo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Setseo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho441:46,1947,453
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

Setseo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Setseo is found most frequently in Lesotho. It may also be found as a variant: Setšeo. For other potential spellings of Setseo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Setseo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,635,433rd most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Setseo reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 46,194. In Lesotho Setseo is most frequent in: Maseru District, where 98 percent reside and Berea District, where 2 percent reside. Other than Lesotho it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Setseo Last Name Statistics demography

Setseo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 88.44% less than the national average, earning R 27,468 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Setšeo943/
Setseho9230/
Sets'eo9223/
Set'seo924/
Setsheo921/
Seseo911/
Setsheho8621/
Sets'eho861/
Setjeo83217/
Seseho8382/
Seseoi835/
Sesseo832/
Seiseo831/
Getseo831/
Setzeo830/
Seuseo830/
Seesheo775/
Sotsieo774/
Setjeeo773/
Sethsea771/
Seyseot771/
Setshea771/
Sesea731,917/
Ceseo7318/
Seceo736/
Siseo734/
Sesyo732/
Sezeo731/
Setcheou71213/
Getscheo711/
Seshea67659/
Sisseo67235/
Setchehou6746/
Setsia6710/
Sessio678/
Sessea676/
Seesea674/
Sitjeo674/
Seasea673/
Sescio672/
Siesjo672/
Seitshiho671/
Setjio671/
Jetsea671/
Sixseo671/
Sessiehou671/

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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 Setseo
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