Setswe Surname

842,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Setswe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Setswe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2261:239,72424,596
Botswana991:22,0904,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Setswe (29) may also be a first name.

Setswe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Setswe is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Setswe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 842,714th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 22,354,435 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Setswe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Setswe is also the 1,951,561st most frequent first name at a global level, held by 29 people.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 226 people, or 1 in 239,724. In South Africa Setswe is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 75 percent reside, Gauteng, where 23 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 0 percent reside. Not including South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Setswe Last Name Statistics demography

Setswe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.3% less than the national average, earning R 129,984 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Setshwe921/
Setswi832/
Setswai772/
Secwe7338/
Shitswer714/
Sheetesw710/
Satsue673,177/
Secweh6715/
Seecwe674/
Sechwe672/
Sitswa671/
Setsui671/

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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 Setswe
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