Ketelsen Surname

127,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Ketelsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ketelsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7121:47,0246,161
United States1,4751:245,73523,414
Denmark2911:19,3981,927
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Norway61:857,04855,549
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Ketelsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ketelsen is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketelsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 127,803rd most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,053,987 people. Ketelsen occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Ketelsen live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,712 people, or 1 in 47,024. In Germany Ketelsen is most frequent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 81 percent live, Hamburg, where 6 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 42 percent live and Denmark, where 8 percent live.

Ketelsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ketelsen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 8,676 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ketelsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ketelsen surname are 30.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.34% being registered with the party.

The amount Ketelsen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 35.42% less than the national average, earning 223,505 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.5% more than the national average, earning $43,365 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.81% less than the national average, earning $42,324 CAD per year.

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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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