Ketels Surname

177,482nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Ketels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ketels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,1841:9,7101,385
Germany4891:164,63319,487
Netherlands2161:78,18113,193
United States2091:1,734,253114,535
France1971:337,17150,874
Australia291:930,88655,860
Chile211:838,88017,964
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Albania31:971,35222,477
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Ketels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ketels is found most in Belgium. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketels? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ketels is the 177,482nd most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,023,878 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Ketels live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Ketels is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 1,184 people, or 1 in 9,710. In Belgium it is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 90 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Belgium it exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 20 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 9 percent are found.

Ketels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ketels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ketels last name grew 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ketels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ketels last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Ketels earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.43% more than the national average, earning $45,494 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keetels92277/
Kettels92178/
Kettells8662/
Ketils835/
Ketles832/
Kotels832/
Katels831/
Kettls831/
Kettles771,756/
Kestles7725/
Kettyls7714/
Kettelz775/
Kethelz773/
Katehls771/
Keitles771/
Ketless770/
Katls731/
Kitls731/
Kettless7183/
Ketilsøe713/
Keethles711/
Kotils671/
Katelz670/

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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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  • 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 Ketels
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