Setshwaelo Surname

777,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Setshwaelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Setshwaelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1841:294,44428,524
Botswana1651:13,2542,545
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Setshwaelo (27) may also be a first name.

Setshwaelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Setshwaelo occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Setshwaelo.

How Common Is The Last Name Setshwaelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Setshwaelo is the 777,192nd most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 19,965,879 people. Setshwaelo is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Setshwaelo reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name globally, held by 27 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 294,444. In South Africa it is most common in: North West, where 80 percent are found, Gauteng, where 18 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Setshwaelo occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 45 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Setshwaelo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Setshwaelo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 35.41% less than the national average, earning R 153,492 per year and in United States they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning $22,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Setswaelo956/
Setshwelo954/
Setshwalo952/
Setshwaela90127/
Setswalo89552/
Setswaloo841/
Setswala781/
Setswolo781/
Sitshwala7459/
Sazuelo592/
Shazwallah501/

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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 Setshwaelo
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