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
Kete Political Affiliation
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Kete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kete Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kete (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺖ, Hindi: केते, Marathi: केते, Oriya: େକେତ, Russian: Кете) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as: Keté, Kété or Kêtê. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kete? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 93,789th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,433,710 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 52 percent of Kete live; 25 percent live in Central Africa and 24 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 206,297th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,431 people.
The last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,115 people, or 1 in 66,260. Aside from The DR Congo this surname is found in 56 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 16 percent reside and Benin, where 12 percent reside.
Kete Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kete has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kete surname expanded 467 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kete Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kete surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Kete surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with 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
- 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 Kete
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