Setwaba Surname

451,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Setwaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Setwaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7471:72,5279,038
England41:13,929,515290,718
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Setwaba (18) may also be a first name.

Setwaba Last Name Facts

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

Setwaba is found most frequently in South Africa. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Setwaba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 451,199th most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 9,678,016 people. Setwaba is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Setwaba reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread forename worldwide, borne by 18 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 747 people, or 1 in 72,527. In South Africa Setwaba is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 63 percent reside, Gauteng, where 27 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 3 percent reside. Besides South Africa Setwaba exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Botswana, where 0 percent reside.

Setwaba Last Name Statistics demography

Setwaba earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14% more than the national average, earning R 270,900 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sedwaba8612/
Sitwaba864/
Setwabo861/
Satwaba861/
Sidwaba71129/
Cedwaba714/
Zedwaba712/
Gedwaba711/
Satueba57107/
Situava571/
Sidvabhai506/
Shittuoba501/

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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
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  • 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 Setwaba
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