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 surname Ketelo is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketelo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 234,353rd most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,239,410 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ketelo reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ketelo is also the 1,744,716th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 35 people.

The surname Ketelo is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,671 people, or 1 in 32,422. In South Africa Ketelo is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 63 percent reside, Western Cape, where 20 percent reside and Gauteng, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and Botswana, where 0 percent reside.

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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