Ketel Surname

362,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 997 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ketel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ketel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4041:41,8007,088
United States2261:1,603,801107,667
Indonesia1161:1,140,07981,531
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
Canada451:818,79163,991
France211:3,162,987209,042
England201:2,785,90397,972
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Ketel (229) may also be a first name.

Ketel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ketel (Oriya: େକେଟଲ, Russian: Кетель) is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ketel is the 362,542nd most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 7,309,474 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Ketel live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 593,349th most frequently held first name globally, held by 229 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 404 people, or 1 in 41,800. In The Netherlands Ketel is most frequent in: South Holland, where 31 percent are found, Gelderland, where 22 percent are found and North Holland, where 17 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Indonesia, where 12 percent are found.

Ketel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ketel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ketel last name expanded 665 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ketel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ketel last name are 12.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.09% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ketel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 2342.74% more than the national average, earning R 5,804,890 per year; in United States they earn 7.26% less than the national average, earning $40,017 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.25% less than the national average, earning $35,152 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keitel914,450/
Kettel911,078/
Keutel91276/
Keytel91147/
Kethel9163/
Kehtel9154/
Ketell9139/
Kietel9139/
Kaetel9119/
Keteel912/
Ketiel911/
Khetel911/
Ketl891/
Kettell83917/
Koettel8398/
Keshtel8368/
Keetell8327/
Ketthel838/
Keettel837/
Khettel835/
Keitell834/
Keidtel832/
Kaettel831/
Keithel831/
Keutiel831/
Koetell831/
Keitele831/
Keittel831/
Keathel830/
Kethell830/
Katel804,939/
Kitel801,178/
Kettl801,045/
Kotel801,015/
Ketil80180/
Cetel8068/
Kytel8049/
Kötel8037/
Kätel8037/
Keitl8012/
Khetl802/
Ketlp801/
Keitiell771/
Ketteell771/
Kesstell770/
Kittel739,892/
Kattel738,345/
Khotel732,328/
Quetel731,228/
Kästel731,048/
Chetel73148/
Kottel73130/
Kaitel7395/
Kateel7393/
Kathel7391/
Kettil7376/
Katell7375/
Katelė7362/
Khatel7359/
Kettyl7358/
Ceitel7353/
Köttel7348/
Cettel7346/
Koettl7331/
Katiel7328/
Kuitel7317/
Koitel7315/
Kotell7314/
Khestl7313/
Kajtel7312/
Coetel7310/
Kitell736/
Cehtel735/
Kithel735/
Cejtel735/
Kotiel733/
Keestl733/
Kesztl733/
Cetell731/
Kahtel731/
Kiteel731/
Kethil731/
Katoel731/
Ködtel731/
Ceteel731/
Kyttel731/
Ketlet731/
Ketyll731/
Questel671,975/
Kittell671,326/
Cetl67255/
Kaitell67105/
Quetell6795/
Khattel6773/
Kaithel6772/
Kitl6760/
Katl6755/
Kattell6752/
Kotl6737/
Kittelt6737/
Cettell6722/
Katheel6722/
Cheitel6719/
Kytl6717/
Kuittel6715/
Koitele679/
Khittel678/
Kestilæ675/
Kaitele675/
Kottiel673/
Kyshtel673/
Kittiel672/
Khateel672/
Kahteel671/
Kaitael671/
Khathel671/
Khaitel671/
Kisztel671/
Kkhotel671/
Cheatel671/
Kottell671/
Kestill670/
Kithell670/

Ketel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ketel in the Oriya language
େକେଟଲeketala-
Ketel in the Russian language
Кетельketel-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ketel
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