Ketil Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Denmark

Ketil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ketil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey901:864,68241,266
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Peru151:2,118,94225,723
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Ketil (4,117) may also be a first name.

Ketil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ketil (Hindi: केतिल, Russian: Кетиль) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketil? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,272,314th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname Ketil is predominantly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Ketil are found; 50 percent are found in West Asia and 50 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 108,409th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 4,117 people.

The surname is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 864,682. In Turkey Ketil is most frequent in: Amasya Province, where 97 percent reside and Sivas Province, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Turkey it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 17 percent reside and Peru, where 8 percent reside.

Ketil Last Name Statistics demography

Ketil earn less than half the average income. In Colombia they earn 54.03% less than the national average, earning $10,435,600 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kettil9176/
Kethil911/
Ketiel911/
Ketl891/
Kestilæ835/
Keutiel831/
Kestill830/
Kotil803,197/
Katil801,171/
Kettl801,045/
Ketel80997/
Kitil80111/
Keitl8012/
Khetl802/
Ketlp801/
Keitiell771/
Ketilova771/
Keitel734,450/
Kettel731,078/
Kattil73901/
Khatil73395/
Keutel73276/
Kothil73174/
Keytel73147/
Ceitil73113/
Kethel7363/
Kathil7360/
Kettyl7358/
Kehtel7354/
Kietel7339/
Ketell7339/
Koettl7331/
Kottil7331/
Katiel7328/
Kithil7326/
Kaetel7319/
Quetil7314/
Khestl7313/
Chetil736/
Kotiel733/
Keestl733/
Kesztl733/
Keteel732/
Khotil732/
Kadtil731/
Khetel731/
Ketlet731/
Ketyll731/
Kittil730/
Katill730/
Kettell67917/
Cetl67255/
Koettel6798/
Keshtel6768/
Kitl6760/
Katl6755/
Kotl6737/
Keetell6727/
Kytl6717/
Kchitil6711/
Ketthel678/
Keettel677/
Khettel675/
Keitell674/
Kottiel673/
Khattil672/
Kittiel672/
Keidtel672/
Kkattil671/
Kadthil671/
Kaettel671/
Keithel671/
Kaithil671/
Kaattil671/
Koetell671/
Keitele671/
Keittel671/
Quetiol671/
Questil671/
Keathel670/
Kithill670/
Kethell670/

Ketil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ketil in the Hindi language
केतिलketila-
Ketil in the Russian language
Кетильketil-

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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 Ketil
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