Kete Surname

93,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Fiji

Kete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,1151:66,2607,815
Turkey8381:92,8668,260
Benin6051:17,0842,315
India2881:2,663,42183,248
South Africa2741:197,72921,276
Fiji2511:3,563644
Slovenia2421:10,2802,424
Ivory Coast2391:96,5325,024
Nigeria2061:859,91637,696
Indonesia2041:648,28050,804
Solomon Islands1271:4,567582
Papua New Guinea1071:76,2039,993
New Zealand1001:45,2837,455
Cameroon951:218,62222,080
Congo821:60,8435,526
Senegal601:242,9891,529
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Australia271:999,84158,390
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
France41:16,605,680368,153
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
China31:455,773,85521,925
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Keté (1), Kété (1) & Kêtê (1) are calculated separately.

Kete (1,431) may also be a first name.

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 can appear as a variant: Keté, Kété or Kêtê. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kete? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 93,789th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,433,710 people. Kete occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Kete live; 25 percent live in Central Africa and 24 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kete is also the 206,297th most common given name globally, held by 1,431 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,115 people, or 1 in 66,260. Beside The DR Congo this last name is found in 56 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 16 percent are found and Benin, where 12 percent are found.

Kete Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kete has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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 holding the Kete last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Kete are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keté921/
Keyte892,527/
Kette891,613/
Keate89586/
Khete89579/
Kethe89543/
Koete89503/
Keute89340/
Keted89233/
Keite89204/
Ketea89123/
Kiete89113/
Kaete8999/
Keteh8963/
Ketei8951/
Keete8936/
Kgete8920/
Ketie8917/
Ketez8917/
Ketee8916/
Keteš8913/
Kehte899/
Ketey895/
Ckete893/
Keteu892/
Keteï892/
Kedte891/
Ketge891/
Ket8618,712/
Kété831/
Kêtê831/
Khoete801,076/
Koethe80520/
Kettey80350/
Khetey80304/
Keszte80198/
Kgethe80183/
Khethe80167/
Khette80164/
Ketteh80135/
Kiethe80102/
Kheate8071/
Keites8066/
Keuthe8040/
Kaethe8033/
Ketthe8023/
Kestep8023/
Koetie8021/
Keethe8019/
Kiette8015/
Koetea8014/
Kheite8010/
Ketted809/
Ketieh808/
Kehter807/
Keithe807/
Kethey807/
Koette805/
Keetes804/
Khetei804/
Keetey804/
Kaetea804/
Kedtie804/
Kietie804/
Kettie803/
Keuteu803/
Kethet802/
Keythe802/
Khetet802/
Keiteh802/
Kejter802/
Koehte802/
Khetee801/
Kestes801/
Kethei801/
Kethhe801/
Kezter801/
Khaete801/
Kettee801/
Keitea801/
Keitee801/
Keteih801/
Keutie801/
Khiete801/
Kaetee801/
Koeteu801/
Kheteh801/
Kaette801/
Kettet801/
Keytey801/
Keatea801/
Keetee801/
Kietei801/
Keaste800/
Keatie800/
Keathe800/
Keeste800/
Keitie800/
Kedtes800/
Keatey800/
Kate7565,757/
Keta7549,758/
Kote7531,577/
Kite7515,860/
Keut755,992/
Kyte755,064/
Keti754,918/
Kiet754,375/
Kett753,875/
Keet753,630/
Keat752,952/
Keth75991/
Khet75780/
Keyt75747/
Kety75423/
Keit75394/
Keed75199/
Qete75179/
Cete75123/
Keşt7567/
Keht7536/
Köte7534/
Cket755/
Kcet751/
Kqet751/
Hket751/
Kjte751/
Ketj751/
Kechter73502/
Ketthet73194/
Keshter7326/
Keattes7319/
Kejster7312/
Keshteh7312/
Keathed735/
Keested735/
Kietteh734/
Khoethe734/
Khettey733/
Kaheete732/
Keszter732/
Ketheis732/
Keistes731/
Keasted731/
Keastep731/
Keetter731/
Kheette731/
Kestech731/
Ketterr731/
Kezster731/
Kietieh731/
Keettey731/
Kethesh731/
Kh'oete731/
Keshtei731/
Kettest731/
Kettter731/
Kheethe731/
Keijter731/
Kesther731/
Ketetch731/
Keteich731/
Ketthed731/
Ketthes731/
Keshtej731/
Kedthed731/
Keattey730/
Keisted730/
Keathey730/
Ketesch730/
Kaettey730/
Kiettey730/
Kesstee730/
Kesteds730/
Keizter730/
Keistee730/
Keistez730/
Keastes730/
Keithey730/
Keita67922,097/
Keïta67189,781/
Keith6780,997/
Kotey6719,315/
Kotte6718,792/
Kaite678,589/
Khote676,678/
Koite676,289/
Kotei675,879/
Keîta675,629/
Katte675,280/
Ketha674,909/
Chete674,196/
Kheti673,870/
Kieti672,811/
Khate672,716/
Kethi672,536/
Kieta671,918/
Keitt671,789/
Kateu671,720/
Katei671,666/
Katee671,603/
Keeth671,195/
Kheat671,161/
Keeta671,067/
Keath671,065/
Kuite671,040/
Ketty67801/
Kiteu67757/
Kotee67757/
Kadte67727/
Koïte67710/
Kitte67606/
Ceyte67592/
Kheta67569/
Kecht67555/
Kaate67479/
Ketti67459/
Ketiš67439/
Kateh67433/
Quete67410/
Katey67407/
Keaty67374/
Kieth67373/
Khiet67354/
Kethy67335/
Ketta67291/
Kitea67253/
Keuth67247/
Keyta67216/
Khety67215/
Ketaj67205/
Caete67181/
Kheit67178/
Cette67162/
Khett67155/
Kyote67154/
Ketai67153/
Kayte67150/
Ketay67142/
Kitei67134/
Kuyte67129/
Käter67124/
Katea67122/
Kiteh67118/
Kitey67109/
Kotea6798/
Ketui6797/
Ketaa6792/
Kötte6791/
Koteh6779/
Keeti6776/
Ketio6773/
Kiett6770/
Kaeti6759/
Cehte6756/
Köteş6756/
Keuti6754/
Kohte6752/
Kitee6751/
Koteu6749/
Kiote6747/
Köter6747/
Keiti6737/
Kiety6737/
Khite6734/
Keatt6732/
Kheyt6732/
Koeti6730/
Kytea6729/
Koyte6728/
Kodte6727/
Ketiy6727/
Keastead6726/
Cetea6724/
Kettz6724/
Kedta6724/
Ketih6723/
Kytei6721/
Keest6720/
Keata6717/
Keity6716/
Coete6716/
Keyth6715/
Kejst6715/
Kedti6714/
Keati6713/
Cethe6713/
Keshtehr6712/
Ketoy6711/
Kheed6711/
Ketoi6710/
Kahte6710/
Khetd679/
Ketoa679/
Kesth676/
Keety676/
Ketyo676/
Ceite676/
Cetee675/
Ketoj674/
Kehti674/
Kketa674/
Keutt673/
Kheet673/
Åkestedt673/
Kited672/
Ceteh672/
Kkote672/
Ketyi672/
Gcete672/
Kheth672/
Kheut671/
Keiht671/
Keitp671/
Keadt671/
Kajte671/
Khiethie671/
Kethd671/
Keuht671/
Keytt671/
Kgeet671/
Kkate671/
Koetj671/
Keichter671/
Ketth671/
Kejta671/
Qeter671/
Cketh671/
Qeite671/
Kaïte671/
Ketté671/
Kettő671/
Kestz671/
Keijster671/
Keeyt671/
Kidte671/
Kketi671/
Ko'te671/
Kähte671/
Kätte671/
Kujte671/
Qethe671/
Qette671/
Gketa671/
Cetei671/
Keytz671/
Hkeut671/
Kitez671/
Keadthep671/
Keedh671/
Ceate670/
Keistter670/
Keestead670/
Kytee670/
Ketsh670/
Keschtee670/
Kieht670/

Kete Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kete in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺖkt-
Kete in the Marathi language
केतेkete89.59
केटेkete8.22
काेतेkaete0.55
कोेटेkoete0.55
Kete in the Oriya language
େକେତeketa63.64
େକେଟeketa36.36
Kete in the Hindi language
केतेkete50
केटेkete50
Kete in the Russian language
Кетеkete-

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