Where Does The Last Name Ketab Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Ketab (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﺘﺎﺏ, Hindi: केताब, Marathi: केतब, Oriya: େକତାବ) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketab? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Ketab is the 860,770^th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Ketab are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Ketab is also the 154,703^rd most frequently used forename on earth, held by 2,316 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 248 people, or 1 in 129,650. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Nangarhar, where 39 percent reside, Kunduz, where 27 percent reside and Kabul, where 14 percent reside. Not including Afghanistan this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 6 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.