Ketsom Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ketsom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ketsom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon551:377,61933,137
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Ketsom Last Name Facts

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

Ketsom is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ketsom.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketsom? popularity and diffusion

Ketsom is the 2,333,370th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Ketsom live; 82 percent live in Central Africa and 82 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Ketsom is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 377,619. In Cameroon Ketsom is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 98 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon Ketsom occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Ketsom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ketsom has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koetsom9274/
Ketshom922/
Keetsom921/
Kitsom8351/
Kedsom834/
Katsom832/
Kotsom831/
Khitsom77211/
Khatsom77126/
Ketchom77108/
Koedsom7724/
Ketsham775/
Ketshum772/
Khotsom772/
Katshom771/
Kathsom771/
Kittsom771/
Kezom732/
Ketchoum714/
Keetchom712/
Ketchome711/
Kidsom67121/
Kitsam6757/
Kechom6727/
Katsam6724/
Keitchoum6721/
Ketcum678/
Kitzom675/
Kadsom673/
Kitsum672/
Ketjam671/
Kodsom671/
Kezoum671/
Kotsam671/
Keytchoum671/
Ketcam671/

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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 Ketsom
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