Setswalo Surname

571,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Setswalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Setswalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2821:192,12020,823
Botswana2701:8,1001,415

Setswalo (60) may also be a first name.

Setswalo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Setswalo is most common in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Setswalo? popularity and diffusion

Setswalo is the 571,325th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,202,076 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Setswalo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Setswalo is also the 1,270,172nd most numerous given name on earth, borne by 60 people.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 282 people, or 1 in 192,120. In South Africa Setswalo is most common in: Limpopo, where 37 percent live, North West, where 22 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 21 percent live. Besides South Africa this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Botswana, where 49 percent live.

Setswalo Last Name Statistics demography

Setswalo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.26% less than the national average, earning R 144,336 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Setswaelo946/
Setshwalo942/
Setswaloo941/
Setshwaelo89365/
Setswala881/
Setswolo881/
Setshwelo824/
Secwalo80122/
Setshwaela78127/
Sechwalo754/
Sitshwala7159/
Sechwala631/
Sicwala5316/
Sazuelo532/
Sichwala501/

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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 Setswalo
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