Ketene Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ketene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ketene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey581:1,341,74954,680
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

The alternate forms: Keténé (1) are calculated separately.

Ketene (40) may also be a first name.

Ketene Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ketene is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Keténé. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketene? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,343,156th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name Ketene is primarily found in Asia, where 58 percent of Ketene reside; 33 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 33 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently held given name world-wide It is held by 40 people.

The surname is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 1,341,749. In Turkey Ketene is mostly concentrated in: Ankara Province, where 34 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 33 percent live and Mersin Province, where 10 percent live. Excluding Turkey this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent live and Thailand, where 24 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ketenge92392/
Kettene9211/
Kethene927/
Ketenes921/
Keteney921/
Keténé891/
Kestener8663/
Kettenes8637/
Kettener8613/
Kestenes868/
Kethener862/
Kietiene861/
Kesteney861/
Ketteney860/
Keteni83728/
Katene83612/
Kotene83175/
Kitene83115/
Ketane8384/
Ketine8351/
Ketena8333/
Ketone8333/
Kethen8320/
Cetene8314/
Ketgen834/
Keteny831/
Ketyne831/
Kitenge7792,256/
Kettane77769/
Keuthen77387/
Chetene77139/
Katenhe77123/
Katiene77119/
Koteene7780/
Kithene7775/
Kettgen7769/
Ketteni7763/
Ketoine7742/
Ketaneh7728/
Khetane7726/
Keitgen7726/
Kitenje7716/
Kethane7712/
Khatene7710/
Kateine7710/
Ketenyi7710/
Kethine778/
Ketesin777/
Kateene777/
Kötehne777/
Ketehem776/
Ketteny775/
Keathen774/
Keetane774/
Keithen773/
Keitane773/
Keatine772/
Kitenes772/
Ketenis772/
Ketheni772/
Kesteni771/
Keteeni771/
Kotehne771/
Kothene771/
Cethene771/
Kathene771/
Ketenio771/
Keatein771/
Kettine771/
Kehtein771/
Keitone771/
Katenie771/
Kiteine771/
Kuytene771/
Ketetni771/
Ketiten771/
Kotoene771/
Caetene771/
Keitine771/
Ketenuj771/
Kethone771/
Ketthen771/
Kettyne771/
Keateny770/
Kiethen770/
Coetene770/
Kettaneh71818/
Kaitenge71367/
Khateane71269/
Ketteniß7166/
Khethane7144/
Kitenesh7136/
Kithenge7132/
Kettisen7125/
Khettane7110/
Ketthien719/
Khetanee718/
Keitaneh715/
Khetheni714/
Keithine713/
Kistener712/
Khoetane712/
Kethiney711/
Ketteini711/
Khattene711/
Kittener711/
Kitehner711/
Kestiner711/
Kechtean711/
Katehene711/
Kateineh711/
Kiteteng711/
Kittenge711/
Kyoteine711/
Kästener711/
Khethine711/
Kesteing711/
Kethenny711/
Kettanee711/
Kettheny711/
Kithener710/
Kettenay710/
Cheatene710/
Katane672,813/
Ketani672,656/
Kitone672,328/
Kitane672,032/
Kotane67933/
Katone67451/
Kateni67283/
Cetean67276/
Koteni67251/
Kitine67151/
Kitena67129/
Katine67106/
Ketini6799/
Ketoni6767/
Ketteniss6752/
Kiteni6734/
Kotone6727/
K'Hethane6725/
Cetine6723/
Catene6712/
Ketain6710/
Kithen679/
Kotine678/
Cetein678/
Kettenihs677/
Kethin677/
Kiteny675/
Cotene673/
Kh'ethane673/
Khe'thane673/
Ketuin673/
Qatene672/
Keteam671/
Kitgen671/
Kheteheng671/
Kitein671/
Kitène671/
Qetane671/
Citene671/
Kheithane671/
Ketyny671/
Ketthanee671/
Keithtine670/
Kestessen670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ketene
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