Ketayi Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ketayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ketayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Ketayi (1,002) may also be a first name.

Ketayi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ketayi is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketayi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,323,005th most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Ketayi reside; 63 percent reside in Southern Africa and 63 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 254,172nd most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 1,002 people.

The last name Ketayi is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 701,738. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 59 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 27 percent are found and Harare Province, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ketai91153/
Ketay91142/
Kitayi83316/
Keteyi83291/
Kedtay8319/
Ketaya8315/
Khetai8312/
Ketayo8311/
Kettai8310/
Khetay8310/
Kettay839/
Ketaye838/
Keitay838/
Keetay837/
Kethai835/
Ketaji834/
Keatai831/
Ketayu831/
Keitai831/
Ketaia831/
Keetai831/
Kheitay77443/
Koetayu77374/
Ketuyio77343/
Khetaye77203/
Khetaji77134/
Ketthai7771/
Ketayat7711/
Ketaiad7710/
Kesteyi774/
Ketaiah773/
Kethaji773/
Kheetai772/
Cethayi771/
Katahyi771/
Kajtayi771/
Kithayi771/
Kheteyi771/
Khettai771/
Kitai7311,484/
Katai7310,416/
Kitay733,589/
Katay733,201/
Kotai73979/
Kotay73839/
Ketye73454/
Ketaj73205/
Ketau73164/
Ketea73123/
Kytai73115/
Ketui7397/
Ketaa7392/
Ketei7351/
Ketae7339/
Ketie7317/
Ketoy7311/
Ketoi7310/
Ketoa739/
Cetay738/
Ketey735/
Kytay732/
Cetai732/
Kötay732/
Koetthai71419/
Khetayat718/
Koedthai715/
Ketojaya713/
Kethaiah712/
Kheitaya711/
Kaetaiha711/
Koetaiha711/
Kettaiah711/
Khetthai711/
Keatthai711/
Kituyi6714,629/
Kataya6710,500/
Kitaya677,408/
Khatai673,133/
Kothay671,791/
Koitay671,209/
Kitoyi67665/
Kotaya67533/
Kattai67396/
Ketiya67362/
Kettey67350/
Khetey67304/
Kathay67246/
Kataia67243/
Kittay67223/
Chetai67215/
Kitayu67185/
Kottai67170/
Kaitay67150/
Kithay67150/
Kataye67144/
Kothai67141/
Ketouy67136/
Katayo67132/
Kethaa67127/
Kitaye67112/
Kathai6787/
Khetye6786/
Ketoja6783/
Kitaji6772/
Kuitai6766/
Kattay6744/
Kataie6743/
Khotai6742/
Khatay6739/
Ketoji6734/
Kotaye6730/
Keteya6723/
Ketoyo6720/
Kittai6718/
Chetay6718/
Kottay6717/
Quetay6715/
Khotay6714/
Koetea6714/
Kaitai6713/
Kahtay6713/
Keetui6712/
Khitai6711/
Katayu6710/
Khitay679/
Ketija679/
Kuitay679/
Kitait679/
Ketiyo679/
Ketieh678/
Kitaia677/
Kethey677/
Ceitay677/
Kaytie675/
Katayy675/
Ketuya675/
Keitaa675/
Khetei674/
Kethoi674/
Keetey674/
Cetaji674/
Kitayo674/
Kiteyi674/
Kaetea674/
Kedtie674/
Ketuyo674/
Kotayu674/
Kettie673/
Ketoye673/
Kithai673/
Kotaih672/
Keteja672/
Kadtai672/
Ketaja672/
Khytai672/
Keetaa671/
Khetaa671/
Khetau671/
Khetij671/
Kethayath671/
Kethei671/
Ketoha671/
Ketoya671/
Ketuji671/
Kietoi671/
Kitauy671/
Kotyji671/
Keitea671/
Khetae671/
Khetoa671/
Keatau671/
Keteih671/
Keteye671/
Kaetau671/
Kihtai671/
Kitaih671/
K'Hethayo671/
Koitai671/
Koytay671/
Kotayo671/
Kotaii671/
Quetai671/
Qietay671/
Cetaya671/
Ketiye671/
Keteji671/
Kotuyi671/
Keitoi671/
Qatayi671/
Koedthaya671/
Kethau671/
Keytey671/
Keatea671/
Kietei671/
Keatie670/
Keitie670/
Keatey670/

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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 Ketayi
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