Kettah Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Kettah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Kettah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kettah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kettah is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kettah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kettah is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Kettah occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Kettah are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Migori County, where 100 percent reside. Barring Kenya Kettah is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 25 percent reside and Iraq, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Kettah
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