Ketem Surname

334,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Ketem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ketem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad7701:17,6522,191
Cameroon2611:79,5759,757
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Ketem (159) may also be a first name.

Ketem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ketem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺘﻢ) occurs most in Chad. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ketem.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ketem is the 334,641st most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 6,607,023 people. The last name Ketem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Ketem live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Chadic Africa. Ketem is also the 727,628th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 159 people.

The surname is most frequent in Chad, where it is carried by 770 people, or 1 in 17,652. Not including Chad it is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 24 percent are found and The Philippines, where 3 percent are found.

Ketem Last Name Statistics demography

Ketem earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.65% less than the national average, earning $32,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keteme9143/
Kettem9131/
Khetem9113/
Kethem915/
Ketiem912/
Keteum911/
Keutem911/
Keteam911/
Koettem8385/
Ketehem836/
Keiteme831/
Keattem831/
Katem80753/
Kotem80633/
Ketim80140/
Kitem8040/
Khatem735,278/
Kiteme732,177/
Kottem731,006/
Kothem73661/
Kathem73247/
Kattem73239/
Khetim73220/
Koetim73182/
Kohtem73177/
Chetem73157/
Ketime7354/
Kettim7343/
Ketuim7342/
Kaitem7334/
Kaatem7312/
Katiem7311/
Ketaim737/
Kateum736/
Khotem736/
Koteem735/
Kateem735/
Khitem734/
Kethim734/
Kidtem732/
Kateim731/
Kedtim731/
Kateam731/
Koitem731/
Ketiom731/
Keithheim711/
Cheatem67257/
Chettem6778/
Kitheme6765/
Khateem6719/
Kothtem6712/
Kotthem6711/
Katthem6710/
Ketthim677/
Khoitem677/
Kaiteme676/
Katheem676/
Koiteme675/
Khatiem675/
Kethime674/
Kattiem673/
Kaitiem673/
Khathem673/
Kotteem673/
Khattem673/
Cheetem671/
Khateim671/
Chethem671/
Khatemh671/
Kathiem671/
Keetimm671/
Kisstem670/

Ketem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ketem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺘﻢktm-

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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 Ketem
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