Ket Surname

28,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,712 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Ket Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ket Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia11,7641:1,316320
DR Congo2,5111:29,4223,680
India1,6171:474,37624,216
Vietnam6531:141,878838
Turkey4991:155,95512,197
Indonesia4421:299,20626,592
Netherlands3701:45,6417,759
Malaysia2941:100,3206,876
Thailand1501:470,92282,494
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
Ukraine431:1,058,66796,518
France161:4,151,420237,746
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Brunei81:52,3411,746
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Ket (47,938) may also be a first name.

Ket Last Name Facts

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

Ket (Bengali: কেত, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺖ, Hindi: केत, Marathi: केत, Oriya: େକତ) occurs in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ket? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ket is the 28,702nd most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 389,458 people. The surname Ket is primarily found in Asia, where 82 percent of Ket reside; 71 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 63 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 19,169th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 47,938 people.

Ket is most widely held in Cambodia, where it is held by 11,764 people, or 1 in 1,316. In Cambodia Ket is most prevalent in: Phnom Penh, where 17 percent are found, Kampong Cham Province, where 11 percent are found and Kandal Province, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Cambodia Ket exists in 53 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.

Ket Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ket has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ket surname expanded 789 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ket Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (55%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Ket surname are 21.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.75% registered with the party.

Ket earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $45,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keut865,992/
Kete865,083/
Kiet864,375/
Kett863,875/
Keet863,630/
Keat862,952/
Keth86991/
Khet86780/
Keyt86747/
Keit86394/
Keşt8667/
Keht8636/
Cket865/
Kcet861/
Kqet861/
Hket861/
Keith7580,997/
Keyte752,527/
Keitt751,789/
Kette751,613/
Keeth751,195/
Kheat751,161/
Keath751,065/
Keate75586/
Khete75579/
Kecht75555/
Kethe75543/
Kieth75373/
Khiet75354/
Keuth75247/
Keite75204/
Kheit75178/
Khett75155/
Kiett7570/
Keete7536/
Keatt7532/
Kheyt7532/
Kettz7524/
Keest7520/
Keyth7515/
Kejst7515/
Khetd759/
Kesth756/
Keutt753/
Kheet753/
Ckete753/
Kheth752/
Kheut751/
Keiht751/
Keitp751/
Keadt751/
Kedte751/
Kethd751/
Keuht751/
Keytt751/
Kgeet751/
Ketth751/
Cketh751/
Kettő751/
Kestz751/
Keeyt751/
Keytz751/
Hkeut751/
Ketsh750/
Kieht750/
Kit6716,454/
Cet677,710/
Kyt676,597/
Ketova673,573/
Ked67922/
Keszte67198/
Khethe67167/
Khette67164/
Kheate6771/
Keijts6736/
Ketthe6723/
Keč6722/
Keethe6719/
Keć6718/
Kheite6710/
Kheith678/
Kjt678/
Keithe677/
Kheyts676/
Kettős676/
Hckett672/
Keythe672/
Keiteh672/
Qet672/
Keithh671/
Kcheth671/
Kethhe671/
Ketchz671/
Ketová671/
Ketowa671/
Kesths671/
Kehets671/
Kaheit671/
Kahiet671/
Kít671/
Gkeits671/
Khetts671/
Uamket671/
Khecht671/
Keaste670/
Keathe670/
Keattz670/
Keetsh670/
Keeste670/
Keitth670/
Keittz670/
Kettch670/
Keacht670/
Koheet670/

Ket Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ket in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺖkt-
Ket in the Bengali language
কেতketa-
Ket in the Hindi language
केतketa99.25
Ket in the Marathi language
केतketa97.99
केटketa2.01
Ket in the Oriya language
େକତekata95.09
େକଟekata4.91

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ket
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