Ketchens Surname

702,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ketchens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ketchens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4181:867,12765,849
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Ketchens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ketchens is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketchens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 702,422nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 17,392,711 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ketchens are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 418 people, or 1 in 867,127. In The United States Ketchens is most prevalent in: Louisiana, where 19 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live.

Ketchens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ketchens has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 2,090 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ketchens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ketchens last name are 5.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ketchens earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.48% more than the national average, earning $45,084 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kechens930/
Kitchens8851/
Katchens8812/
Ketchins883/
Ketchems880/
Khitchens8224/
Kithchens824/
Kitchensp821/
Kitchense821/
Kichens8010/
Kechins800/
Citchens7523/
Kithcens7513/
Kitchins7511/
Catchens7510/
Gketgens754/
Kitchans752/
Kitchons751/
Kitckens751/
Kecins716/
Khatchyns711/
Kegens711/
Kessens67670/
Kitzens677/
Chisens671/
Kesense671/
Kitsens671/
Keegins670/
Keesens670/
Cichens670/
Keggens670/

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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 Ketchens
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