Kettab Surname

162,058th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Kettab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kettab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2,1621:17,8683,272
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
France561:1,186,120124,657
Mauritania91:454,98517,374
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kettab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kettab (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﺘﺎﺏ) is found most in Algeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kettab? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 162,058th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,714,170 people. Kettab is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kettab live; 97 percent live in North Africa and 97 percent live in Mahgreb.

Kettab is most numerous in Algeria, where it is held by 2,162 people, or 1 in 17,868. In Algeria Kettab is mostly found in: Algiers Province, where 37 percent reside, Batna Province, where 14 percent reside and Chlef Province, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Algeria this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 16 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khettab925,739/
Ketab91316/
Kettabch864/
Khettabt861/
Kittab833,409/
Kattab831,109/
Khetab83495/
Ketteb83256/
Kottab836/
Keutab831/
Kethab831/
Kehtab831/
Kettap831/
Khattab77136,867/
Chettab772,359/
Kahttab77129/
Khittab7734/
Khottab7725/
Khetaab7714/
Khetteb774/
Quettab772/
Kheetab772/
Katthab771/
Khetabh771/
Khyttab771/
Khaetab771/
Katab733,170/
Kitab733,068/
Kotab73331/
Keteb7391/
Ketap7356/
Ketob7313/
Kytab731/
Koetthap71139/
Khattaab714/
Kahattab712/
Khattabh711/
Khitttab711/
Khaittab711/
Khatab6732,661/
Khitab672,757/
Kathab67366/
Katabh6771/
Kattap6746/
Khotab6741/
Chetab6716/
Qottab6712/
Kahtab679/
Qattab677/
Ketape676/
Quetab675/
Katteb674/
Kaitab674/
Kithab674/
Kattob673/
Kestob673/
Kaatab673/
Kotabh673/
Koitab672/
Kotteb671/
Kihtab671/
Ketapp671/
Kettov671/
Khaththab671/
Kittap671/
Kotaeb671/
Kitaub671/
Kethap671/
Khytab671/
Kottob671/
Kittav671/
Ketoub671/

Kettab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kettab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻜﺘﺎﺏalktab60
ﻛﺘﺎﺏktab40

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kettab
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