Ketau Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Ketau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 96 | 1:84,935 | 11,249 |
| Indonesia | 55 | 1:2,404,531 | 143,692 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Ketau (27) may also be a first name.
Ketau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ketau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ketau (Hindi: केतऊ, Russian: Кетау) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ketau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ketau is the 1,353,468th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 59 percent of Ketau reside; 59 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 59 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Ketau is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 27 people.
Ketau is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 84,935. In Papua New Guinea Ketau is primarily concentrated in: West Sepik, where 48 percent live, Bougainville, where 35 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 16 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 34 percent live and Malaysia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ketau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ketau in the Hindi language | ||
| केतऊ | keta'u | 57.14 |
| केताऊ | keta'u | 28.57 |
| केताउ | keta'u | 14.29 |
| Ketau in the Russian language | ||
| Кетау | ketau | - |
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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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- 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 Ketau
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