Ketelo Surname

234,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ketelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ketelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,6711:32,4224,145
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458

Ketelo (35) may also be a first name.

Ketelo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ketelo is found most in South Africa. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketelo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ketelo is the 234,353rd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,239,410 people. Ketelo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ketelo are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used given name globally. It is borne by 35 people.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,671 people, or 1 in 32,422. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 63 percent are found, Western Cape, where 20 percent are found and Gauteng, where 8 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and Botswana, where 0 percent are found.

Ketelo Last Name Statistics demography

Ketelo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.15% less than the national average, earning R 130,356 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khetelo9257/
Kethelo9221/
Kestelo925/
Kesteloo86433/
Khethelo86401/
Kgethelo8614/
Khettelo863/
Kestelot862/
Keteloot861/
Kotelo834,799/
Katelo831,642/
Ketela83194/
Kitelo8358/
Ketolo8315/
Ketalo836/
Kytelo832/
Qetelo831/
Kesteloot802,194/
Ketelhodt8026/
Kettela77187/
Kitoelo77150/
Kateloy77140/
Ketelga7716/
Katealo777/
Kethela777/
Kethalo772/
Khotelo771/
Khatelo771/
Quetelo771/
Kiotelo771/
Chetelo771/
Qethelo771/
Kettelhodt7541/
Kettelhoit7541/
Khothelo717/
Kitoeloh715/
Khethela712/
Ketelhat712/
Khetholo711/
Khathelo711/
Kotoelou711/
Katolo6710,089/
Katela675,513/
Ketola674,925/
Cotelo672,903/
Ketila672,531/
Ketala67839/
Katilo67811/
Kotela67761/
Katalo67694/
Kitolo67641/
Kitela67568/
Kitalo67553/
Catelo67509/
Kotylo67401/
Kotolo67281/
Kotalo67278/
Kotilo67178/
Kytela6799/
Khethollo6774/
Citelo6714/
Kitilo676/
Katylo673/
Cetela672/
Qotelo671/
Ketelhaut671/
Qetolo671/
Kettelaas671/

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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 Ketelo
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