Ketchy Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Ketchy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ketchy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Ketchy (8) may also be a first name.

Ketchy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ketchy occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketchy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ketchy is the 7,593,402nd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Ketchy live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ketchy is also the 4,213,784th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 8 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Ketchy is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in France, where 17 percent are found and New Zealand, where 17 percent are found.

Ketchy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ketchy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ketchy surname declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ketchey9251/
Kechy911/
Ketchaya8660/
Ketcha831,748/
Katchy83153/
Ketchi83113/
Ketche8391/
Kotchy8372/
Kitchy839/
Keychy831/
Kechey831/
Keechy830/
Kecy8042/
Ketchie77459/
Ketchai77167/
Kotchey77107/
Ketchit7777/
Kitchey7754/
Katchay7728/
Keitcha7727/
Ketsche7718/
Ketcheu7713/
Keutche7713/
Khetche773/
Kietche772/
Koetchi772/
Khetcha772/
Ketcheh771/
Ketches771/
Ketchui771/
Ketthsy771/
Katchey771/
Ketchep771/
Ketchip771/
Ketschi771/
Keitche771/
Khechay771/
Khetchi771/
Ketchoi771/
Keechay771/
Ketchee770/
Ketchsi770/
Keche734,156/
Kechi73657/
Kichy7351/
Kitcy7339/
Keccy7311/
Keacy731/
Kecey731/
Kiecy731/
Keicy731/
Ketca731/
Ketsy731/
Keceh731/
Keecy730/
Koetchai71678/
Ketscher71211/
Keutcheu7124/
Ketchaha7117/
Ketcheep718/
Ketschei717/
Kietchai713/
Kethcher711/
Kothchey711/
Keatchie711/
Ketschie711/
Kuitchey711/
Kitchouy711/
Kheechoy711/
Kedchaya711/
Khetchit711/
Keatchai711/
Kettcher710/
Kotchi673,476/
Katche671,330/
Kitcha671,270/
Katchi671,159/
Kotche67567/
Kitche67431/
Kechih67312/
Kechei67156/
Kichiy67147/
Kychyi67130/
Khichy67114/
Kheche67104/
Kechai67101/
Ketshi6797/
Kitchi6779/
Kitcey6742/
Ketsha6741/
Keichi6737/
Khechi6730/
Keechi6725/
Ketshe6723/
Kichay6718/
Kechee6716/
Koichy6715/
Ketjoy6712/
Kichey6710/
Kisthy679/
Kecsey677/
Kechui677/
Keecoy675/
Ketsoy675/
Keychi674/
Kechoi674/
Ketseh674/
Keeche673/
Keiche672/
Kesthi672/
Cetchi672/
Ketsay672/
Kechea672/
Keachi671/
Kethhe671/
Kietzy671/
Ketsyo671/
Kichoy671/
Kytcha671/
D'Ketcher671/
Catchy671/
Cotchy671/
Keache671/
Quetcy670/
Kesceh670/
Ketsey670/
Keatchett670/
Kaichy670/

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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 Ketchy
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