Ketaw Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Ketaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ketaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Qatar61:393,00055,922
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Ketaw (9,713) may also be a first name.

Ketaw Last Name Facts

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

Ketaw is most common in Ethiopia. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,206,983rd most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Ketaw reside; 41 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Ketaw is also the 62,481st most commonly occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 9,713 people.

It is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 10,838,474. Outside of Ethiopia Ketaw exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 27 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found.

Ketaw Last Name Statistics demography

Ketaw earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 74.51% less than the national average, earning $11,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kettaw911/
Kitaw807,911/
Kataw8053/
Ketav8026/
Kotaw8023/
Ketaf801/
Ketova733,573/
Kettaf733,184/
Khataw7358/
Kitawe7349/
Ketowe7344/
Kaetow7324/
Khetaf735/
Kattaw734/
Khetav733/
Kethav732/
Kethab731/
Ketowa731/
Kittaw731/
Kathaw731/
Katauw731/
Khettaf67376/
Kiteawe6727/
Khetova6720/
Kaethow679/
Ketouwe672/
Cheteaw671/
Caetaiw671/
Kejtova671/
Keitova671/
Keshtow671/
Keytova671/

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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 Ketaw
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