Ketsu Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Ketsu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ketsu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan721:1,775,61526,312
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ketsu (785) may also be a first name.

Ketsu Last Name Facts

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

Ketsu (Russian: Кецу) is found most frequently in Japan. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketsu? popularity and diffusion

Ketsu is the 2,047,559th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. Ketsu is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Ketsu reside; 86 percent reside in East Asia and 86 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 292,694th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 785 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 1,775,615. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 58 percent reside, Ishikawa Prefecture, where 29 percent reside and Kagoshima Prefecture, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Japan it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 12 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Ketsu Last Name Statistics demography

Ketsu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.56% less than the national average, earning R 24,804 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koetsu911,418/
Kaetsu911,393/
Kietsu916/
Ketsup912/
Ketsou912/
Keetsu911/
Ketsud911/
Ketshu911/
Ketseu911/
Gketsou8333/
Ketdsup831/
Kitsu802,565/
Katsu80775/
Kotsu80457/
Qetsu8017/
Kytsu8015/
Ketschau7746/
Katsui732,436/
Kitsou731,379/
Kaitsu73373/
Ketchu7379/
Kıtsuz7361/
Katsuu7342/
Katshu7332/
Kaetzu7318/
Khotsu7316/
Koitsu7316/
Katsau7314/
Qhetsu7311/
Gqetsu739/
Kitsui736/
Khatsu736/
Katsuh735/
Kattsu734/
Kytsup734/
Khytsu733/
Khitsu732/
Kaatsu732/
Kitsut731/
Katseu731/
Kyotsu731/
Kytsui731/
Kaytsu731/
Kuitsu731/
Kotsuh731/
Kotshu731/
Kitsau731/
Katsuy731/
Kitshu731/
Kitsus731/
Kettschau7177/
Koetschau7113/
Kezu671,133/
Gkatsou67149/
Kecu6749/
Ketcheu6713/
Ketchou6710/
Gkitsou674/
Kahatsu673/
Kytsuha673/
Chetsui672/
Chetseu672/
Katshau671/
Khaitsu671/
Ketchau671/
Gkotsou671/
Kitsuch671/
Kuitseu671/
Kitsouh671/
Khattsu671/
Ketchut671/
Ketchus671/
Ketchui671/

Ketsu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ketsu in the Russian language
Кецуkecu-

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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 Ketsu
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