Shethu Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Shethu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Shethu (51) may also be a first name.
Shethu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shethu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shethu (Hindi: शेठू, Marathi: शेठु) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shethu.
How Common Is The Last Name Shethu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shethu are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,396,783rd most common given name at a global level, borne by 51 people.
The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India it is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 67 percent live, Jharkhand, where 17 percent live and Telangana, where 17 percent live. Barring India Shethu is found in one country. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shethu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shethu in the Hindi language | ||
| शेठू | sethu | 75 |
| शेठु | sethu | 25 |
| Shethu in the Marathi language | ||
| शेठु | sethu | 50 |
| शेठू | sethu | 50 |
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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 Shethu
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