Ketja Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Ketja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ketja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Lesotho71:290,36515,938

Ketja (12) may also be a first name.

Ketja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ketja is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketja? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,843,861st most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name Ketja occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ketja are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name globally, held by 12 people.

The surname Ketja is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 1,354,443. In South Africa Ketja is most numerous in: Free State, where 70 percent reside, Gauteng, where 25 percent reside and North West, where 3 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 15 percent reside.

Ketja Last Name Statistics demography

Ketja earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.51% less than the national average, earning R 117,600 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koetja9112/
Ketija919/
Ketjaa911/
Ketjai911/
Keja891,220/
Khetija834/
Kehtija831/
Kedja8011,064/
Ketsa80471/
Ketia80176/
Keeja80175/
Kejha80156/
Kitja80156/
Ketya80149/
Kejah8065/
Kejza8057/
Kotja8057/
Katja8049/
Ketza8039/
Keyja8017/
Keija8014/
Kejsa8013/
Ketji806/
Kheja805/
Kejja804/
Kejay802/
Kejaj801/
Ketca801/
Khetijah771/
Katija73664/
Khetia73433/
Ketsai73219/
Katjau73130/
Kitija73124/
Keutia7389/
Keutsa7366/
Keijai7358/
Kiejza7327/
Keetsa7326/
Kethya7319/
Ketsaa7318/
Ketjoy7312/
Kettia7311/
Kethia7310/
Kotija738/
Ketjit738/
Khatja737/
Khedja734/
Kettya733/
Ketsea733/
Khejad732/
Keijay732/
Keijza732/
Khetya732/
Khetsa732/
Ketsay732/
Ketjio732/
Ketjoi732/
Keijat731/
Keatsa731/
Khetji731/
Kietsa731/
Koetia731/
Keitea731/
Ketjee731/
Kehtia731/
Keidja731/
Keijja731/
Keitia731/
Kejahe731/
Kejjaj731/
Kietia731/
Keijas731/
Kejjah731/
Ketiah731/
Keatea731/
Keetji731/
Keetya731/
Keejai731/
Keza6721,541/
Kija6721,427/
Kesa675,930/
Khatija672,725/
Kejo67846/
Khotija67605/
Keca67468/
Qeja67161/
Kathija6780/
Keža6742/
Katajja6713/
Chetjai679/
Keijatt678/
Kitajja677/
Khatjah677/
Kheteah675/
Ketjies675/
Khetiji674/
Chetija674/
Kehetji674/
Kyja673/
Ketaayi673/
Khedjat673/
Ketthia672/
Khathja672/
Kethiah671/
Keidjat671/
Kaitjah671/
Khetjet671/
Khitija671/
Kadtija671/
Khaetia671/
Keijahe671/
Katoija671/
Kateija671/
Kattija671/
Kataija671/
Katajya671/
Kheitia671/
Khitjah671/
Khatjia671/
Kotijay671/
Kheitsa671/
Kitijai671/
Kjja671/
Kjsa671/
Khatjai671/
Khedjah671/
Kheetya671/
Keithia670/

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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 Ketja
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