Setsetse Surname

271,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Setsetse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Setsetse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4271:37,9664,870
Botswana41:546,73222,624
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Setsetse (49) may also be a first name.

Setsetse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Setsetse has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Setsetse.

How Common Is The Last Name Setsetse? popularity and diffusion

The surname Setsetse is the 271,821st most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,085,517 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Setsetse are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Setsetse is also the 1,430,306th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 49 people.

Setsetse is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,427 people, or 1 in 37,966. In South Africa it is most frequent in: North West, where 65 percent live, Free State, where 16 percent live and Gauteng, where 15 percent live. Excluding South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Setsetse Last Name Statistics demography

Setsetse earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.37% less than the national average, earning R 91,788 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Setshetshe891/
Setsetsi888/
Setsetsa883/
Setseser880/
Sesese861/
Seetsetsa8243/
Shitsetse8237/
Sietses80201/
Seses7797/
Setsitsi755/
Sehsehse751/
Sessesie751/
Seises7117/
Seseas719/
Sesses715/
Chitsetse712/
Seszes712/
Shesheshe711/
Seases711/
Seshes711/
Seeses710/
Seysses678/
Sitshatshe673/
Sesesay671/
Hsehsehseh671/
Sehsehs671/
Sesetse671/

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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 Setsetse
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