Szeto Surname

28,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,966 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hong Kong
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Szeto Surname User-submission:

A variant Cantonese spelling of the Chinese name Situ, a titular name referring to an administrative official in feudal China.

Szeto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hong Kong12,1021:60688
United States3,7411:96,88810,809
Canada1,5331:24,0353,268
Singapore7871:6,998417
Macau2341:2,571249
Australia1961:137,73314,860
England961:580,39635,131
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
China661:20,716,9931,140
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Finland71:785,24338,644
Norway71:734,61250,907
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Szeto (77) may also be a first name.

Szeto Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A variant Cantonese spelling of the Chinese name Situ, a titular name referring to an administrative official in feudal China.

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Szeto Last Name Facts

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

Szeto is found in Hong Kong more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Szeto click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Szeto? popularity and diffusion

The surname Szeto is the 28,326th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 384,243 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Szeto live; 65 percent live in East Asia and 65 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Szeto is also the 1,100,117th most common given name throughout the world, held by 77 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Hong Kong, where it is borne by 12,102 people, or 1 in 606. Excluding Hong Kong this last name exists in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Szeto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Szeto surname are 27.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80.47% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Szeto earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 52.35% less than the national average, earning 164,902 kr per year; in United States they earn 21.37% more than the national average, earning $52,369 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.35% more than the national average, earning $59,794 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szetoh9177/
Szetho9121/
Szetoo9112/
Szseto911/
Seto8967,785/
Zeto89938/
Sheto805,419/
Sesto802,487/
Seeto802,196/
Sehto801,630/
Seito801,226/
Setho801,142/
Setto80695/
Setou80647/
Setoi80433/
Sieto80381/
Setoh80281/
Sizto80139/
Zetto80135/
Setoo80121/
Zeito80110/
Setop8064/
Szito8057/
Setos8043/
Setoy8025/
Zetou8024/
Sezto8023/
Zetho8012/
Seyto808/
Seuto807/
Zeeto806/
Setoa806/
Zeïto806/
Setgo806/
Sejto803/
Zceto803/
Setot803/
Sedto803/
Setuo803/
Zseto802/
Zeyto801/
Zehto801/
Zetoh801/
Sjeto801/
Szyto801/
Sxeto801/
Shetos733,484/
Setoch731,288/
Sethod731,095/
Settou73976/
Siesto73628/
Setoud73618/
Settho73528/
Shehto73491/
Seetho73449/
Setohy73349/
Seetoo73140/
Seiteo7385/
Shetto7370/
Settos7356/
Sethoa7356/
Sietos7352/
Sheeto7346/
Scetto7346/
Shesto7340/
Shetou7328/
Seahto7327/
Sietou7327/
Seesto7324/
Seitos7324/
Sietot7323/
Sethos7323/
Seitoi7322/
Seitou7321/
Seisto7320/
Sedtho7320/
Sietoa7314/
Seetot7313/
Sietto7313/
Setout7313/
Setohe7312/
Sheito7311/
Sehtho7311/
Seytou739/
Scheto738/
Setoot738/
Setouh737/
Sietho736/
Zeitou736/
Shetoo736/
Zeatto736/
Seitto736/
Zeetho736/
Shetod735/
Shetoh735/
Sehtou734/
Seatoo734/
Sethou733/
Seetoi733/
Seutto732/
Sehtto732/
Sietoh732/
Seatou732/
Sestuo732/
Seatho732/
Seitho732/
Sietoy731/
Shetot731/
Shizto731/
Seitoa731/
Seatto731/
Sestto731/
Setosh731/
Shetho731/
Setoup731/
Sestos731/
Sestou731/
Seytho731/
Siztos731/
Shetoy731/
Sedtoi731/
Seitoh731/
Settoh731/
Sedtto731/
Seatoy731/
Shetuo731/
Sethgo730/
Sceito730/
Zito6739,423/
Seta6730,089/
Zeta6711,149/
Sito676,367/
Ceto671,055/
Sheetos67854/
Shetoos67336/
Çeto67274/
Siettos67130/
Zyto67105/
Sethooa6783/
Syto6777/
Sethuoa6769/
Siettou6765/
Setó6720/
Schetto6710/
Setthou6710/
Settout6710/
Zetó6710/
Sheetoo675/
Scietto675/
Shetoss674/
Shetous674/
Sehtout673/
Seetoop673/
Seethoa672/
Shestoi671/
Sestosd671/
Seztoip671/
Settouh671/
Séto671/
Setouth671/
Shietoh671/
Shietou671/
Shehtho671/
Şeto671/
Seethoo671/
Seettoh671/
Shehtoo671/
Shehtou671/
Shettos671/
Settoud671/
Seethou671/
Seettho671/
Sheheto671/
Shehtto671/
Sheatto670/

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