Setsoto Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Setsoto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 95 | 1:21,395 | 4,436 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
Setsoto (496) may also be a first name.
Setsoto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Setsoto Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Setsoto occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Setsoto? popularity and diffusion
The surname Setsoto is the 1,817,111th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Setsoto are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Setsoto is also the 381,018th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 496 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 21,395. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Mokhotlong District, where 29 percent live, Maseru District, where 28 percent live and Butha-Buthe District, where 17 percent live. Apart from Lesotho this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setsuto | 86 | 149 | / |
| Sesotho | 86 | 6 | / |
| Sitsoto | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sitshoto | 80 | 9 | / |
| Seshotto | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sisoto | 77 | 5 | / |
| Zesoto | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sesota | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sitshotho | 75 | 2 | / |
| Setseta | 71 | 363 | / |
| Setsuta | 71 | 142 | / |
| Secatto | 71 | 109 | / |
| Cissoto | 71 | 6 | / |
| Setjato | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sisotto | 71 | 2 | / |
| Secotto | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ssesota | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sisoutho | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cessotto | 67 | 2 | / |
| Scecatto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssesotta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sisotous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cissotto | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Setsoto
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