Kettam Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Morocco

Kettam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kettam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
India51:153,413,076951,030
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kettam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kettam is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kettam? popularity and diffusion

Kettam is the 4,034,050th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Kettam live; 42 percent live in North Africa and 42 percent live in Mahgreb.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Kettam is mostly concentrated in: Uasin Gishu County, where 100 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 38 percent live and India, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kettham9222/
Khettam925/
Koettam921/
Ketam91706/
Koettham86147/
Kottam833,638/
Kattam832,681/
Ketham83299/
Khetam83234/
Koetam83188/
Kittam8351/
Kaetam837/
Ketaim837/
Ketame836/
Keitam832/
Keetam831/
Ketamm831/
Keteam831/
Cettam831/
Kettom831/
Keytam831/
Kittham77203/
Khattam77174/
Kettoum77119/
Kottham7730/
Chettam7728/
Keetham7710/
Kottaam779/
Kattham779/
Åkestam777/
Kaattam776/
Kethame774/
Kkattam773/
Keatham772/
Koetaam772/
Khottam772/
Koeytam772/
Kaittam771/
Keytham771/
Kittamm771/
Kottamm771/
Keitham771/
Kechtam771/
Kettoom771/
Kestham770/
Katam7312,521/
Kotam732,199/
Kitam73159/
Ketom7356/
Kytam7312/
Khottham7149/
Chettham7110/
Khittham718/
Cheattam713/
Kaththam711/
Kishttam711/
Ketthoum711/
Kettomme711/
Cheettam710/
Khatam676,869/
Cottam676,599/
Kotham67982/
Kethom67796/
Khitam67446/
Katham67414/
Kaitam67287/
Chetam67276/
Kaatam67188/
Khotam67162/
Kitame67105/
Kottom6796/
Ketome6743/
Kattom6739/
Katamm6727/
Ketoum6726/
Kitham6723/
Kotaim6716/
Qattam6715/
Kytham6714/
Cheatteam6711/
Cittam678/
Kotamm677/
Kataam676/
Kahtam676/
Kaytam675/
Kodtam675/
Cattam673/
Kidtam673/
Cheattham672/
Keetom672/
Koitam672/
Cheettham671/
Kataum671/
Keatom671/
Kaetom671/
Kotaam671/
Kuitam671/
Cheathtam671/
Ckatam671/
Kataim671/
Caetam671/
Keteum671/
Kateam671/
Cetham670/

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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 Kettam
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