Ketjen Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ketjen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ketjen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ketjen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ketjen is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketjen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Ketjen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Ketjen reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Ketjen is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,110,897. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Utrecht, where 63 percent live, Limburg, where 13 percent live and North Holland, where 13 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 19 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ketijen924/
Ketjeen921/
Keetjen921/
Kejen918/
Ketien835/
Ketgen834/
Ketsen832/
Keejen831/
Kejn8013/
Kettgen7769/
Keitgen7726/
Kettien772/
Keajeen771/
Kathjen771/
Kietien771/
Keitien771/
Kehjenq771/
Kedtien771/
Kestien770/
Kesen738,761/
Kecen7361/
Kegen7354/
Kezen7348/
Kejin7319/
Kejne737/
Kijen733/
Kjgen731/
Ketthien719/
Kietienė716/
Kietzien711/
Ketsin671,118/
Keusen67798/
Kitzen67400/
Keesen67294/
Koijen67146/
Kytsen67141/
Kaijen67138/
Kitsen6788/
Keggen6773/
Kjøsen6773/
Keegin6764/
Keisen6760/
Katien6743/
Kesgen6743/
Keigen6735/
Keesin6726/
Kötgen6715/
Keegen6711/
Kuijen6710/
Kotien678/
Kerzen676/
Kezhen675/
Kedjem675/
Kitien675/
Keizen673/
Keejin673/
Kitcen673/
Kesien673/
Åkesen672/
Kedsen672/
Khesen672/
Keagen672/
Keijin672/
Keijne671/
Cetien671/
Kajzen671/
Khijen671/
Khecen671/
Kayjen671/
Kesuen671/
Kesend671/
Kiseen671/
Kitgen671/
Kesoen671/
Kiesen670/
Ketchn670/
Kiezen670/
Keygen670/
Keasen670/

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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 Ketjen
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