Ketewa Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ketewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ketewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ketewa (27) may also be a first name.

Ketewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ketewa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketewa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,100,440th most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Ketewa is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Ketewa reside; 45 percent reside in Southern Africa and 45 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous first name internationally, borne by 27 people.

Ketewa is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 857,680. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 23 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ketewai929/
Keatewa924/
Ketewah921/
Ketehwa921/
Koedtewa861/
Katewa83962/
Kotewa83312/
Ketiwa83153/
Keteva8379/
Ketawa8322/
Ketewe836/
Keattewat804/
Koetthewa803/
Ketoeva7761/
Kiteywa7714/
Keteeva7712/
Khetiwa776/
Ketaeva775/
Khatewa775/
Chetewa775/
Kathewa773/
Kahtewa773/
Ketawah772/
Ceteway771/
Kitaewa771/
Ketieva771/
Ketawai771/
Ketebah771/
Katewea771/
Katehwa771/
Keutawa771/
Kaitewa771/
Kateway770/
Kheteeva7181/
Keutaeva7128/
Khethiwa7127/
Khetieva7113/
Kateihwa713/
Keitaeva712/
Keytieva712/
Keutawah711/
Khethawa711/
Khetheba711/
Keadtawa711/
Khitewad711/
Kettieva711/
Kethevad711/
Khetevad711/
Khetaeva711/
Katawa674,300/
Katiwa673,269/
Ketevi672,259/
Koteva671,493/
Kateva67709/
Ketava67610/
Kitawa67422/
Kitewe67165/
Kiteva67124/
Ketiwe67121/
Kitewo6730/
Kitiwa6723/
Kyteva6721/
Ketive6715/
Qetywa679/
Katewo678/
Kethevath677/
Kotiwa674/
Ketiwo674/
Qeteba674/
Kotawa673/
Kishtewad671/
Ceteva671/
Keteve671/
Kotewo671/
Cetiwa671/
Kottehewa671/
Keittiwat671/

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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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  • 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 Ketewa
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