Kajetan Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kajetan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kajetan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Kajetán (16) are calculated separately.

Kajetan (6,789) may also be a first name.

Kajetan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kajetan (Marathi: कजेटन, Oriya: କାେଜତନ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Kajetán. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kajetan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,944,094th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Kajetan reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kajetan is also the 79,161st most prevalent first name internationally, held by 6,789 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Kajetan is mostly found in: Lagos, where 37 percent reside, Sokoto, where 26 percent reside and Abia, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 23 percent reside and Germany, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kajetán9516/
Kajethan937/
Kajeitan931/
Kaetan925/
Kajtan921/
Cajetan86290/
Kayetan86119/
Kawetan8634/
Kajitan865/
Kajthan861/
Khaetan861/
Kasetan861/
Khaettan80159/
Cajethan80141/
Kauethan8052/
Kajattan803/
Cajetain803/
Cajettan803/
Khajitan801/
Kaytan772,509/
Kaitan77295/
Koetan7750/
Caetan7731/
Kaeton7726/
Kajtán7724/
Kujtan7721/
Keitan7714/
Keutan7713/
Kautan7712/
Kuetan7710/
Keytan777/
Qajtan776/
Keatan775/
Keetan773/
Kietan773/
Katean771/
Khajithan751/
Cajethain751/
Khajestam751/
Khagestan751/
Khazestan751/
Kadzhetan751/
Khajistan751/
Khaitan717,201/
Koetaan71351/
Kaitane71316/
Keithan71187/
Khautan71180/
Keuthan7188/
Kheitan7183/
Kayatan7140/
Kaithan7137/
Koethan7130/
Cajatan7122/
Kheetan7117/
Cayetan7112/
Khatean7112/
Kajetánová718/
Keethan718/
Kautang718/
Kehatan718/
Khaytan717/
Kheatan717/
Casetan717/
Khojestand717/
Kayeton716/
Kuethan716/
Kaistan715/
Kaittan714/
Kaseton714/
Kejitan713/
Keitane713/
Cajeton713/
Cajthan713/
Caijtan713/
Keutang713/
Kejotan712/
Cujetan712/
Keathan712/
Caethan712/
Cajotan712/
Kayetam711/
Keytane711/
Cagetan711/
Cajitan711/
Kiettan711/
Koyetan711/
Kazitan711/
Keyatan711/
Kauthan711/
Kayitan711/
Khojestane711/
Kagitan711/
Kuetain711/
Kathean711/
Keuatan711/
Keatang711/
Khuetan711/
Kiethan711/
Khayatan67541/
Khateane67269/
Kayıtgan6717/
Khaithan6716/
Khajtoon6711/
Kehathan678/
Kagetham677/
Kaseteam674/
Kawetong674/
Khaitaan672/
Cajathan672/
Kayatane671/
Kahaitan671/
Khiettan671/
Khautang671/
Khaetoon671/
Kiethahn671/
Kyethann671/
Cagethan671/
Kagitane671/
Kheitain671/
Kodjitan671/
Kouetang671/
Cayetane671/
Cajatant671/
Kasetong671/
Kasithan671/
Kazitane671/
Katthean671/
Khuethan671/
Cajthand670/

Kajetan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kajetan in the Oriya language
କାେଜତନkaejatana-
Kajetan in the Marathi language
कजेटनkajetana34.78
काजेटनkajetana30.43
काजेतानkajetana8.7
कजेतनkajetana8.7
कैतानkaitana4.35
कजेतानkajetana4.35
कॅजेतनkejetana4.35
किजटनkijatana4.35

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