Keretetse Surname

914,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Keretetse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keretetse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1851:292,85228,409
Botswana1051:20,8284,170

Keretetse (39) may also be a first name.

Keretetse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keretetse occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Keretetse? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 914,967th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 25,129,469 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Keretetse live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 39 people.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 292,852. In South Africa it is most numerous in: North West, where 70 percent are found, Gauteng, where 17 percent are found and Limpopo, where 6 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Botswana, where 36 percent are found.

Keretetse Last Name Statistics demography

Keretetse earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.82% less than the national average, earning R 119,256 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kereeditse84431/
Kerestetzis8050/
Goretetse7855/
Kereditse781/
Kurtets753/
Krutets753/
Kritets751/
Kartets751/
Kerestetzi7473/
Keereditse747/
Korotets71100/
Kertytsa7125/
Kertitsa7121/
Kertatos716/
Karatets711/
Keretech711/
Koradetse677/
Kreit Tas671/
Keretić63184/
Keretic638/
Kergetić591/
Kiristits561/
Kyristitzis501/

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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 Keretetse
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