Kettig Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kettig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kettig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Kettig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kettig is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kettig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,931,261st most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Kettig are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 1,712,882. In Germany Kettig is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 26 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Germany it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 47 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Kettig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kettig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kettig last name expanded 880 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kettig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kettig surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the political party.

Kettig earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.23% more than the national average, earning $50,154 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koettig9220/
Keattig921/
Ketig9130/
Kottig83390/
Köttig83272/
Kedtig8317/
Kittig8313/
Kattig832/
Keatig832/
Ketoig831/
Ketiogg771/
Keathig770/
Ketik73278/
Cetig73205/
Kitig7347/
Keteg7339/
Katig7322/
Kotig734/
Ketic733/
Khettikh711/
Ketteick710/
Kattik67161/
Khatig67122/
Kottik6741/
Kittik6725/
Kedteg6720/
Khetik6718/
Kothig6715/
Keutik6714/
Ketike6710/
Khetic676/
Kadtig674/
Keetik673/
Kidtig672/
Cattig672/
Koetik672/
Kathig672/
Kodtig671/
Kataig671/
Keteik671/
Ketaik671/
Kuitig670/

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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 Kettig
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