Ketiwa Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ketiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ketiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1481:104,31214,575
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Ketiwa (169) may also be a first name.

Ketiwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ketiwa is found most in Zimbabwe. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ketiwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketiwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,415,499th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. The surname Ketiwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ketiwa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 703,581st most commonly used forename on earth It is held by 169 people.

It is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 104,312. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 41 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 32 percent are found and Harare Province, where 9 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khetiwa926/
Khethiwa8627/
Katiwa833,269/
Ketiwe83121/
Ketewa8340/
Kitiwa8323/
Ketiwo834/
Kotiwa834/
Cetiwa831/
Keittiwat801/
Kitaiwa7774/
Kestiwi7723/
Kataiwa7716/
Katiwai7714/
Ketewai779/
Katiwah776/
Kethiwe776/
Khetiwe775/
Keatewa774/
Khotiwa774/
Katihwa774/
Kaitiwa773/
Kittiwa771/
Ketewah771/
Kathiwa771/
Ketieva771/
Kotoiwa771/
Keitiba771/
Ketehwa771/
Khethiwe71213/
Kataiwai71158/
Khetieva7113/
Kataihwa719/
Kitthiwa714/
Kateihwa713/
Keytieva712/
Kittiwas712/
Katiehwa711/
Khatiwah711/
Kethuwai711/
Kathiw'a711/
Khathiwa711/
Khetaiba711/
Kettieva711/
Kethivat711/
Koedtewa711/
Kativa677,135/
Ketevi672,259/
Katewa67962/
Katuwa67826/
Kotewa67312/
Kitiwi67212/
Keteva6779/
Kituwa6777/
Catiwa6762/
Kotiva6729/
Ketibi6722/
Ketive6715/
Qetywa679/
Ketewe676/
Keattewat674/
Kaittiwat673/
Koetthewa673/
Kitiva673/
Kitiwe672/
Kotuwa672/
Kitiwo671/
Katiwo671/
Ketiby671/
Ketuva671/
Cetiva671/

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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 Ketiwa
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