Kettu Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Kettu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kettu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1421:38,7094,929
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
India51:153,413,076951,030
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Fiji11:894,3914,568
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kettu (36) may also be a first name.

Kettu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kettu (Russian: Кетту) is carried by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kettu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,194,481st most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Kettu live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequent first name globally It is held by 36 people.

It is most numerous in Finland, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 38,709. In Finland it is most prevalent in: Central Finland, where 23 percent live, Central Ostrobothnia, where 20 percent live and Uusimaa, where 19 percent live. Beside Finland this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 7 percent live and Estonia, where 6 percent live.

Kettu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kettu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kettu surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kettu Last Name Statistics demography

Kettu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kettou91661/
Kettud911/
Ketu893,620/
Khettou831,265/
Kettouy831/
Keittou831/
Ketthud831/
Kottu805,130/
Kattu801,434/
Kittu80962/
Kethu80742/
Ketou80172/
Ketau80164/
Ketui8097/
Kietu8083/
Khetu8071/
Cettu8067/
Ketuh8033/
Ketuu8031/
Keitu8025/
Kaetu808/
Keetu806/
Keutu802/
Keytu802/
Keteu802/
Kedtu801/
Ketup801/
Khettout7710/
Ketthaus774/
Kettouch772/
Khettous771/
Kettouhe771/
Khettouz771/
Chettu731,047/
Kattau73616/
Kittou73340/
Ketuut73282/
Cettou73174/
Ketouy73136/
Katthu7365/
Kittau7357/
Kotthu7320/
Khattu7318/
Khetou7314/
Keetui7312/
Kuittu739/
Keethu736/
Khittu734/
Kitteu734/
Keitou733/
Kestou733/
Keuteu733/
Kottau732/
Keutou732/
Ketouh732/
Keetou732/
Keathu731/
Kaethu731/
Kaattu731/
Khetau731/
Khetuu731/
Kitthu731/
Kkattu731/
Ckottu731/
Cketus731/
Keatau731/
Keytou731/
Kattuh731/
Kaetau731/
Gketou731/
Koeteu731/
Kittup731/
Kethau731/
Khettouch71793/
Katu676,187/
Kotu673,843/
Kitu672,824/
Chettou67700/
Cetu67136/
Uamketu6784/
Qetu6723/
Khattuh679/
Khattau678/
Kaththu674/
Khettoo674/
Khotthu673/
Cettouh672/
Khetous672/
Kittous672/
Kiththu671/
Koththu671/
Chettuy671/
Keitous671/
Ketú671/
Keuthou671/
Keysteu671/
Katteuh671/
Kahttou671/
Kiottou671/
Chetteu671/
Kheitou671/
Ketouch671/
Khittus671/
Kytu671/
Kittaus671/
Keadtud671/
Kesteus670/

Kettu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kettu in the Russian language
Кеттуkettu-

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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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  • 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 Kettu
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