Kethir Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Kethir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kethir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kethir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kethir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻜﺜﻴﺮ) is found in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kethir? popularity and diffusion
Kethir is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Kethir live; 50 percent live in North Africa and 50 percent live in Mahgreb.
It is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,657,888. Barring Algeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 13 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kethir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kethir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻜﺜﻴﺮ | lkthyr | - |
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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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- 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 Kethir
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