Setshwano Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Setshwano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Setshwano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana1821:12,0162,280
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966

Setshwano (217) may also be a first name.

Setshwano Last Name Facts

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

The surname Setshwano occurs more in Botswana more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Setshwano.

How Common Is The Last Name Setshwano? popularity and diffusion

The surname Setshwano is the 1,222,957th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Setshwano reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Setshwano is also the 612,983rd most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 217 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Botswana, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 12,016. Outside of Botswana this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 5 percent live.

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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 Setshwano
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