Setu Surname

14,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Setu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Setu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh30,7301:5,186479
Ethiopia4,9901:19,5482,554
Indonesia2,2821:57,9536,387
India6521:1,176,48147,489
Malaysia1351:218,47612,676
Kenya1231:375,44621,575
Papua New Guinea1021:79,93810,532
New Zealand531:85,44012,123
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
American Samoa171:3,280753
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Solomon Islands121:48,3369,616
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Samoa91:21,534479
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Setu (55,025) may also be a first name.

Setu Last Name Facts

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

Setu (Bengali: সেতু, Hindi: सेतू, Marathi: सेतु, Oriya: େସତୁ, Tibetan: སེ་ཏུ་) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Setu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Setu is the 14,200th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 185,703 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Setu reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 78 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Setu is also the 17,028th most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 55,025 people.

Setu is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 30,730 people, or 1 in 5,186. Not including Bangladesh this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 13 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Setu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Setu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Setu last name expanded 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Setu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Setu earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.96% more than the national average, earning $58,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shetu8920,768/
Sethu892,745/
Setou89647/
Sestu89470/
Setau89373/
Saetu89178/
Settu89175/
Seitu89148/
Szetu89114/
Sietu8946/
Sehtu8931/
Seetu8922/
Seatu8917/
Setud8910/
Soetu8910/
Setup896/
Setus895/
Setut893/
Setui892/
Setuh892/
Setuj891/
Setuu891/
Seutu891/
Seteu891/
Settou80976/
Setoud80618/
Shetui80442/
Shettu80166/
Sheitu8097/
Saethu8059/
Shietu8042/
Seittu8033/
Sethau8030/
Shetou8028/
Sheetu8027/
Sietou8027/
Seethu8023/
Seitou8021/
Setout8013/
Setaud8010/
Seytou809/
Siethu808/
Shethu807/
Setouh807/
Sheutu807/
Soetau805/
Sethuu805/
Seythu804/
Sestus804/
Sehtou804/
Sethou803/
Sethuy803/
Seutui803/
Sheatu803/
Seatou802/
Seuteu802/
Ssettu802/
Seathu802/
Seshtu801/
Seitau801/
Sethui801/
Setoup801/
Sestou801/
Shetuh801/
Setthu801/
Sehttu801/
Seetau801/
Seeteu801/
Seetud801/
Seetup801/
Seatup801/
Seatut801/
Sehthu801/
Sejtud801/
Setauh801/
Saetou801/
Soethu801/
Shestu800/
Settus800/
Getu75168,563/
Satu7513,145/
Situ7511,070/
Jetu751,577/
Zetu75591/
Sotu75380/
Cetu75136/
Xetu7522/
Sytu7521/
Setó7520/
Siettou7365/
Seithui7313/
Setthou7310/
Settout7310/
Sheittu736/
Shehetu735/
Setouhy734/
Shetous734/
Sehtout733/
Schetus731/
Settouh731/
Setouth731/
Seutheu731/
Shietou731/
Shehtou731/
Settoud731/
Sedthut731/
Seethou731/
Saethou731/
Shettus730/
Seythus730/
Shitu6754,891/
Sithu6710,094/
Sahtu678,767/
Shatu678,744/
Sattu678,242/
Sitou677,358/
Gettu672,614/
Sathu672,567/
Gietu671,933/
Sistu67956/
Jhetu67911/
Sittu67845/
Jeetu67841/
Jethu67547/
Soitu67471/
Chetu67367/
Satui67226/
Soytu67171/
Getui67161/
Shehtout67153/
Sitau67149/
Saitu67145/
Jistu67131/
Sothu67122/
Setoo67121/
Setoe67113/
Sateu67111/
Satau6775/
Zethu6773/
Cettu6767/
Getou6763/
Saatu6757/
Saytu6757/
Situt6753/
Jettu6751/
Zettu6743/
Xethu6742/
Sottu6736/
Zetut6732/
Zetou6724/
Gethu6722/
Zhetu6722/
Sihtu6721/
Cetau6719/
Cetut6717/
Situs6715/
Jetus6714/
Situi6713/
Ceitu6713/
Cetou6713/
Getau6713/
Satuh6712/
Jetau679/
Cetus679/
Shotu679/
Cetuz678/
Situu677/
Sytuu677/
Sotui676/
Djetu676/
Situh676/
Jetou676/
Jetut675/
Situp675/
Suitu675/
Satuy674/
Sadtu674/
Zeytu674/
Getut673/
Zeitu673/
Zetus673/
Zistu673/
Sytou673/
Getus672/
Siteu672/
Soteu672/
Getuh672/
Sotau671/
Systu671/
Zeatu671/
Zietu671/
Sojtu671/
Sidtu671/
Scheuteu671/
Sytus671/
Gistu671/
Gestu671/
Getud671/
Jestu671/
Tjetu671/
Zestu671/
Shytu671/
Situd671/

Setu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Setu in the Bengali language
সেতুsetu-
Setu in the Oriya language
େସତୁesatu91.67
େଶତୁesatu4.17
େସଟୁesatu2.78
ସିଟୁsitu1.39
Setu in the Hindi language
सेतूsetu69.05
सेतुsetu24.97
सेटूsetu4.5
सेटुsetu0.83
सीटूsitu0.24
सीतूsitu0.18
शीतूsitu0.06
सेतूज़्setuz0.06
सॆतुsetu0.06
सेतु़setu0.06
Setu in the Marathi language
सेतुsetu61.89
सेतूsetu32.74
सेटुsetu3.07
सेटूsetu1.53
सेतुंsetum0.26
सेतूुsetuu0.26
सुेटुsuetu0.26
Setu in the Tibetan language
སེ་ཏུ་sétu50
སི་ཏུ་situ42.86
སུ་ཏུ་sutu7.14

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Setu
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