Ketap Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ketap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ketap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Ketap (95) may also be a first name.

Ketap Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ketap (Oriya: େକତାପ) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketap? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,580,327th most frequently held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 86 percent of Ketap live; 86 percent live in Oceania Islands and 86 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 974,243rd most commonly used first name globally It is held by 95 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 169,869. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Jiwaka, where 73 percent live, West Sepik, where 25 percent live and East New Britain, where 2 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ketape916/
Kettap911/
Kethap911/
Ketapp911/
Kethapp833/
Ketab80316/
Katap80290/
Kitap80264/
Kotap80145/
Cetap807/
Ketop801/
Koetthap77139/
Kettab732,685/
Khatap73689/
Khetab73495/
Kaitap7364/
Kattap7346/
Kitape7334/
Chetap7322/
Kathap7321/
Kataup7321/
Kestop7315/
Kataap7314/
Kuitap738/
Kotapp734/
Kothap732/
Kitaps731/
Kaatap731/
Khotap731/
Kataip731/
Kehtab731/
Ketope731/
Kethab731/
Kitaup731/
Kiteap731/
Koteap731/
Kietop731/
Kittap731/
Keutab731/
Keetop731/
Kataph731/
Koitap731/
Khettab675,739/
Khatabp673,366/
Khattap67736/
Katauph6730/
Khetaab6714/
Kaithap674/
Kaitape674/
Kittapp673/
Kheetab672/
Chetaip671/
Kotaiph671/
Khadtap671/
Khaitap671/
Cheatap671/
Kaatapp671/
Kathapp671/
Khetabh671/
Khaetab671/

Ketap Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ketap in the Oriya language
େକତାପekatapa-

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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
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  • 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 Ketap
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