Ketela Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Ketela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ketela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa961:564,35143,987
Lesotho681:29,8915,683
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

The alternate forms: Ketelä (69) are calculated separately.

Ketela (972) may also be a first name.

Ketela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ketela is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Ketelä. For other possible spellings of Ketela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,210,518th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. Ketela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Ketela reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ketela is also the 258,519th most frequently held first name globally, held by 972 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 564,351. In South Africa Ketela is most common in: Free State, where 56 percent are found, Gauteng, where 15 percent are found and North West, where 11 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 35 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Ketela Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ketela earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 33.86% less than the national average, earning R 157,164 per year and in Canada they earn 21.16% more than the national average, earning $60,195 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ketelä9469/
Kettela92187/
Ketelga9216/
Kethela927/
Ketelhat862/
Khethela862/
Katela835,513/
Ketola834,925/
Ketila832,531/
Ketelo831,719/
Ketala83839/
Kotela83761/
Kitela83568/
Ketele83214/
Kytela8399/
Keteli8341/
Ketely832/
Cetela832/
Ketelhaut801/
Kettelaas801/
Kattela772,086/
Kithela77454/
Kateula77180/
Kotelya77171/
Khetala77164/
Kothela77151/
Kotelia77107/
Katelia77101/
Khatela7787/
Kethala7779/
Kottela7763/
Khetelo7757/
Kettele7752/
Keteleš7750/
Kestila7748/
Keteles7743/
Katiela7740/
Chetela7733/
Keteler7727/
Katelay7721/
Kethelo7721/
Koitela7718/
Khetele7717/
Kesteli7714/
Kethele7713/
Kettely7710/
Kathela7710/
Kiteala778/
Kateela778/
Kaatela777/
Ketilat776/
Keteley775/
Kestelo775/
Khotela775/
Kotelha774/
Ketteli774/
Kiteula774/
Ketilga774/
Koteela773/
Kettala773/
Kaitela773/
Ketelie773/
Kethely772/
Kateala772/
Katelaa772/
Kateila772/
Kittela772/
Kehtola772/
Ketelis772/
Keetala771/
Kaetala771/
Kethila771/
Ketaala771/
Ketalla771/
Kiteila771/
Kitelya771/
Koetala771/
Ceitela771/
Kitelai771/
Kaetila771/
Kystela771/
Kotelai771/
Keitele771/
Keiteli771/
Ketieli771/
Ketelei771/
Keytely771/
Khetyla771/
Keately770/
Kitelay770/
Keitely770/
Kesteloo71433/
Khethelo71401/
Khettala71277/
Kateilay71208/
Keteleer71146/
Kateilla7163/
Khethele7140/
Kesthely7130/
Ketteley7124/
Chettela7122/
Khetilay7122/
Kethelly7121/
Kesztele7120/
Khetalay7114/
Kgethelo7114/
Keiteler7113/
Kaihtela7111/
Kethelyi7111/
Khetheli7110/
Kettelie718/
Keathely717/
Kithelya714/
Koethala713/
Kattiela713/
Kaethala713/
Khettelo713/
Khietala712/
Kathella712/
Kestelot712/
Khothela712/
Kethelle712/
Katteela711/
Katthela711/
Keateale711/
Kaatelia711/
Kaattela711/
Keteloot711/
Kethalla711/
Ketholla711/
Kothella711/
Khetalla711/
Ketala'a711/
Khathela711/
Koteilay711/
Quetelas711/
Kattelya711/
Khattela711/
Khethila711/
Keithila711/
Keitieli711/
Kethelei711/
Ketheler711/
Keytheli711/
Keyteley710/
Keateley710/
Keittely710/
Kitelaus710/
Keithely710/
Katala678,465/
Kitila675,558/
Kotelo674,799/
Kotala673,994/
Katola673,540/
Katila672,852/
Kitala672,614/
Kesteloot672,194/
Kotila671,797/
Katelo671,642/
Catela67740/
Kitele67643/
Kotola67595/
Kitola67559/
Ketile67442/
Cotela67285/
Kytola67190/
Keitheile67118/
Kitelo6758/
Kitely6739/
Ketelhodt6726/
Ketolo6715/
Ketili6714/
Ceteli6712/
Keszthely677/
Ketalo676/
Kiteli674/
Kethilaya673/
Cetele672/
Kytelo672/
Ketyli672/
Ketelheet671/
Koththela671/
Kétila671/
Ketelhuis671/
Kesztelyi671/
Kyteli671/
Qetelo671/
Keithiely671/
Keithilla671/
Kethelley671/
Keethelly671/

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