Ketev Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Ketev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 60 | 1:116,315 | 6,867 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ketev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ketev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ketev (Russian: Кетев) occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ketev? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ketev is the 2,168,711th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Ketev reside; 79 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most commonly used in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 116,315. In Bulgaria it is most prevalent in: Smolyan Province, where 70 percent live, Plovdiv Province, where 20 percent live and Sofia City Province, where 3 percent live. Beside Bulgaria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ketev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ketev in the Russian language | ||
| Кетев | ketev | - |
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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 Ketev
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