Kete Surname
Approximately 5,083 people bear this surname
Kete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,115 | 1:66,260 | 7,815 |
| Turkey | 838 | 1:92,866 | 8,260 |
| Benin | 605 | 1:17,084 | 2,315 |
| India | 288 | 1:2,663,421 | 83,248 |
| South Africa | 274 | 1:197,729 | 21,276 |
| Fiji | 251 | 1:3,563 | 644 |
| Slovenia | 242 | 1:10,280 | 2,424 |
| Ivory Coast | 239 | 1:96,532 | 5,024 |
| Nigeria | 206 | 1:859,916 | 37,696 |
| Indonesia | 204 | 1:648,280 | 50,804 |
| Solomon Islands | 127 | 1:4,567 | 582 |
| Papua New Guinea | 107 | 1:76,203 | 9,993 |
| New Zealand | 100 | 1:45,283 | 7,455 |
| Cameroon | 95 | 1:218,622 | 22,080 |
| Congo | 82 | 1:60,843 | 5,526 |
| Senegal | 60 | 1:242,989 | 1,529 |
| United States | 56 | 1:6,472,481 | 306,764 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Kazakhstan | 19 | 1:930,658 | 56,702 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Lesotho | 6 | 1:338,760 | 16,589 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Keté (1), Kété (1) & Kêtê (1) are calculated separately.
Kete (1,431) may also be a first name.
Kete Demographics
Average Kete Salary in
United States
$51,700 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kete (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺖ, Hindi: केते, Marathi: केते, Oriya: େକେତ, Russian: Кете) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Keté, Kété or Kêtê. For other potential spellings of Kete click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kete? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kete is the 93,789th most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,433,710 people. The last name Kete occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Kete are found; 25 percent are found in Central Africa and 24 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 206,297th most widespread first name globally, held by 1,431 people.
The last name Kete is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,115 people, or 1 in 66,260. Excluding The DR Congo this last name is found in 56 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 16 percent live and Benin, where 12 percent live.
Kete Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kete has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 467 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kete Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kete last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Kete are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kete earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.92% less than the national average, earning R 138,024 per year and in United States they earn 19.82% more than the national average, earning $51,700 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kete Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kete in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺖ | kt | - |
| Kete in the Marathi language | ||
| केते | kete | 89.59 |
| केटे | kete | 8.22 |
| काेते | kaete | 0.55 |
| कोेटे | koete | 0.55 |
| Kete in the Oriya language | ||
| େକେତ | eketa | 63.64 |
| େକେଟ | eketa | 36.36 |
| Kete in the Hindi language | ||
| केते | kete | 50 |
| केटे | kete | 50 |
| Kete in the Russian language | ||
| Кете | kete | - |
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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
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- 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 Kete
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