Ketawa Surname

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

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

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

Ketawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ketawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340

Ketawa (23) may also be a first name.

Ketawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ketawa is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketawa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 91 percent of Ketawa live; 91 percent live in Oceania Islands and 91 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 23 people.

Ketawa is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea Ketawa is primarily found in: National Capital District, where 85 percent are found, Central, where 5 percent are found and Morobe, where 5 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ketawah922/
Ketawai921/
Ketawas921/
Keutawa921/
Kethawas8620/
Keutawah861/
Khethawa861/
Keadtawa861/
Katawa834,300/
Ketava83610/
Kitawa83422/
Ketewa8340/
Ketawy8321/
Kotawa833/
Ketowa831/
Khethawat802/
Kaetava778,662/
Kietava77400/
Kathawa7797/
Kitawat7775/
Kitaiwa7774/
Keitawi7758/
Ketasva7733/
Kistawa7731/
Katahwa7729/
Katawea7723/
Kataiwa7716/
Ketewai779/
Ketaeva775/
Kuitawa775/
Kethaba775/
Katauwa775/
Kethava774/
Keatewa774/
Kitgawa773/
Khatawa773/
Kyotawa773/
Kataywa772/
Kattawa771/
Kestava771/
Ketawop771/
Kitaewa771/
Kotawau771/
Kothawa771/
Keataba771/
Ketehwa771/
Ketouwa771/
Ketovaa771/
Ketaaba771/
Ketabea771/
Kaitawa771/
Kitaywa771/
Chetawa771/
Kitauwa771/
Ketewah771/
Kataiwai71158/
Kaitawad7134/
Keutaeva7128/
Kataihwa719/
Katajjwa717/
Kkaetava717/
Kaitawas715/
Kittaway714/
Kethavah713/
Kaetavaa713/
Keitaeva712/
Kettawit712/
Khetaeva711/
Kehtavat711/
Kathaway711/
Khetavas711/
Kishtawa711/
Kithawas711/
Khetaiba711/
Chetawah711/
Khathawa711/
Kaitawai711/
Kittawat711/
Koedtewa711/
Kettawee711/
Kathawai711/
Ketova673,573/
Katowa672,153/
Katewa67962/
Katava67673/
Kotewa67312/
Kitowa67190/
Kotava67140/
Katawo67139/
Kotowa67132/
Kitawi67114/
Keteva6779/
Ketavi6767/
Kaithawas6763/
Cetava6754/
Kitawe6749/
Ketowe6744/
Kitava6730/
Ketave6727/
Kitawo6723/
Keataavat677/
Keattawee677/
Kotawo674/
Keadtawee674/
Ketaby673/
Koetthewa673/
Catawa672/
Keithavat671/
Keethavat671/
Kaithawaj671/
Khetavaht671/
Ketaavaat671/
Kethavaht671/
Kethavatt671/
Kethavayh671/
Kkhetavat671/
Kytava671/
Keittawee671/
Ketthawee671/
Khettawit671/
Keettawee671/

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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 Ketawa
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