Ketelaer Surname
Approximately 251 people bear this surname
Ketelaer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 179 | 1:449,751 | 39,926 |
| Belgium | 64 | 1:179,635 | 24,162 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Ketelaer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ketelaer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ketelaer occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ketelaer? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,011,991st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Ketelaer live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 449,751. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 93 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 6 percent live and Hesse, where 1 percent live. Barring Germany Ketelaer is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ketelaere | 94 | 83 | / |
| Keetelaer | 94 | 1 | / |
| Keteleer | 88 | 146 | / |
| Ketelair | 88 | 14 | / |
| Ketyler | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kételair | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cheteliyar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katyler | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kittyler | 63 | 1 | / |
| Quitelier | 59 | 17 | / |
| Khatailer | 59 | 1 | / |
| Quittelier | 56 | 287 | / |
| Kattaloher | 56 | 7 | / |
| Chettiliyar | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Ketelaer
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