Cetus Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Cetus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Cetus (18) may also be a first name.
Cetus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cetus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cetus is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cetus? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Cetus occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Cetus reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 18 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 40 percent live, Adamawa, where 20 percent live and Ondo, where 20 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Cameroon, where 11 percent live.
Cetus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Cetus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cetus surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Cetus
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