Shetu Surname

25,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Shetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh12,9771:12,280983
Ethiopia5,7951:16,8332,274
Nigeria1,7681:100,1946,818
Cameroon651:319,52429,358
Namibia601:40,1575,411
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
India271:28,409,829361,298
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Shetu (13,923) may also be a first name.

Shetu Last Name Facts

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

Shetu (Bengali: শেতু, Hindi: शेतु, Marathi: शेटु, Oriya: େସତୁ, Tibetan: ཤི་ཏུ་) is more frequently found in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shetu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 25,929th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 350,903 people. Shetu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Shetu are found; 63 percent are found in South Asia and 62 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shetu is also the 48,795th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 13,923 people.

Shetu is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is held by 12,977 people, or 1 in 12,280. Barring Bangladesh Shetu occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 28 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.

Shetu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (64%) in Nigeria.

Shetu earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.74% more than the national average, earning R 355,848 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shetui91442/
Shettu91166/
Sheitu9197/
Shietu9142/
Shetou9128/
Sheetu9127/
Shethu917/
Sheutu917/
Sheatu913/
Shetuh911/
Shestu910/
Setu8939,243/
Sheittu836/
Shehetu835/
Shetous834/
Schetus831/
Shietou831/
Shehtou831/
Shettus830/
Shitu8054,891/
Sahtu808,767/
Shatu808,744/
Sethu802,745/
Setou80647/
Sestu80470/
Setau80373/
Chetu80367/
Saetu80178/
Settu80175/
Seitu80148/
Szetu80114/
Sietu8046/
Sehtu8031/
Seetu8022/
Sihtu8021/
Seatu8017/
Setud8010/
Soetu8010/
Shotu809/
Setup806/
Setus805/
Setut803/
Setui802/
Setuh802/
Setuj801/
Setuu801/
Seutu801/
Seteu801/
Shytu801/
Shehtout77153/
Scheuteu771/
Shittu7386,373/
Chettu731,047/
Settou73976/
Setoud73618/
Shitut73540/
Cheteu73240/
Chethu73153/
Shaitu73132/
Cheetu73110/
Shitou7399/
Shattu7388/
Shistu7386/
Chetou7380/
Saethu7359/
Sishtu7353/
Sahatu7351/
Shaatu7349/
Sihttu7342/
Seittu7333/
Sethau7330/
Sietou7327/
Shithu7326/
Seethu7323/
Seitou7321/
Shatuy7319/
Satheu7317/
Soihtu7317/
Setout7313/
Setaud7310/
Shitup739/
Shituu739/
Seytou739/
Siethu738/
Setouh737/
Shoytu736/
Chetup736/
Shetoo736/
Sshitu736/
Soetau735/
Sethuu735/
Sestus734/
Chetus734/
Shuitu734/
Sehtou734/
Schitu734/
Shaytu734/
Sethou733/
Sethuy733/
Shothu733/
Shathu733/
Seutui733/
Shituj732/
Chetuy732/
Cheitu732/
Seatou732/
Sitheu732/
Seuteu732/
Shatau732/
Ssettu732/
Sahtau731/
Cheatu731/
Shottu731/
Shidtu731/
Seshtu731/
Shateu731/
Zshitu731/
Shituy731/
Seitau731/
Sohteu731/
Sethui731/
Setoup731/
Sestou731/
Shiteu731/
Sahteu731/
Sahtuh731/
Chetau731/
Chetut731/
Schotu731/
Shitui731/
Setthu731/
Sehttu731/
Sahtou731/
Seetau731/
Seeteu731/
Seetud731/
Seetup731/
Seatup731/
Seatut731/
Sehthu731/
Sejtud731/
Setauh731/
Saetou731/
Soethu731/
Suhytu731/
Settus730/
Schethaus710/
Satu6713,145/
Situ6711,070/
Shaitou671,627/
Chettou67700/
Shishtu67637/
Zetu67591/
Chetouh67389/
Sotu67380/
Cetu67136/
Shitttu6788/
Chetout6780/
Siettou6765/
Chetaud6740/
Schitou6728/
Sahathu6724/
Xetu6722/
Sytu6721/
Setó6720/
Shittou6719/
Chetoux6717/
Cheitou6714/
Setthou6710/
Settout6710/
Shuittu678/
Shittuh677/
Shahatu677/
Shitous676/
Shittuu676/
Sheetoo675/
Shisthu674/
Sshittu674/
Setouhy674/
Shisttu673/
Shahtou673/
Shittus673/
Sahatou673/
Sehtout673/
Shittui672/
Saththu671/
Chestus671/
Cheestu671/
Cheethu671/
Chettuy671/
Chettuz671/
Shithou671/
Sichhtu671/
Settouh671/
Shuitus671/
Shitteu671/
Shaaatu671/
Shoittu671/
Setouth671/
Seutheu671/
Sahatau671/
Sahateu671/
Sahatui671/
Chetheu671/
Chethou671/
Chetteu671/
Cheytou671/
Shehtoo671/
Shitthu671/
Shshitu671/
Shuitou671/
Shaittu671/
Settoud671/
Seethou671/
Saethou671/

Shetu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shetu in the Oriya language
େସତୁesatu-
Shetu in the Bengali language
শেতুsetu66.67
সেতুsetu33.33
Shetu in the Hindi language
शेतुsetu43.48
शेतूsetu30.43
शेटूsetu21.74
शेटुsetu4.35
Shetu in the Tibetan language
ཤི་ཏུ་shitu42.86
ཤེ་ཏུ་shétu28.57
སི་ཏུ་situ14.29
ཤེས་ཏུ་shétu14.29
Shetu in the Marathi language
शेटुsetu40
शेतुsetu30.83
शेटूsetu15
शेतूsetu10
शेदूsedu1.67
शटूsatu1.67
सहेतूsahetu0.83

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