Ketty Surname

430,251st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 801 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Ketty Surname Definition:

Ketty is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: a state of ignorance.

Ketty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3201:413,27934,865
Congo1201:41,5763,928
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Liberia331:133,5929,935
India281:27,395,192354,286
France281:2,372,240182,981
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Solomon Islands231:25,2194,941
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
England81:6,964,757184,742
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
China31:455,773,85521,925
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Ketty (87,762) may also be a first name.

Ketty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ketty is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: a state of ignorance.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ketty Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ketty (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺘﻲ, Marathi: केटी) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ketty click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketty? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ketty is the 430,251st most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,098,060 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 45 percent of Ketty are found; 41 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 40 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ketty is also the 11,433rd most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 87,762 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 320 people, or 1 in 413,279. In Indonesia Ketty is most numerous in: Jakarta, where 40 percent live, East Nusa Tenggara, where 40 percent live and East Kalimantan, where 10 percent live. Barring Indonesia this last name occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Ketty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ketty has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 143 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ketty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ketty surname are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.92% being registered with the political party.

Ketty earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.52% less than the national average, earning $31,706 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kettey91350/
Kettay919/
Khetty918/
Keitty916/
Kietty914/
Kestty911/
Keatty910/
Keetty910/
Kety89423/
Khettey833/
Keatthy831/
Keshtty831/
Keettey831/
Kettouy831/
Keytthy831/
Keattey830/
Kiettey830/
Kette801,613/
Ketti80459/
Keaty80374/
Kethy80335/
Ketta80291/
Kitty80280/
Khety80215/
Ketay80142/
Cetty80106/
Kiety8037/
Ketiy8027/
Keity8016/
Ketoy8011/
Keety806/
Ketyo806/
Ketey805/
Ketyi802/
Ketté801/
Khetta731,894/
Khetey73304/
Kittay73223/
Khette73164/
Ketouy73136/
Ketteh73135/
Keshty73122/
Kechty73122/
Quetty7377/
Keitta7374/
Kietta7334/
Ketthe7323/
Kedtay7319/
Kiette7315/
Ketaya7315/
Kittey7312/
Kettai7310/
Khetay7310/
Keetyo739/
Ketted739/
Keitay738/
Khetti737/
Kethey737/
Keetay737/
Kheity736/
Kheaty735/
Keetey734/
Keityo734/
Ketthi733/
Kettie733/
Kettip733/
Keathy732/
Kietti732/
Kethet732/
Kettha732/
Khetet732/
Keethy732/
Keithy732/
Kittyo732/
Keatti731/
Kethiy731/
Khitty731/
Kuytty731/
Kettee731/
Keatta731/
Kethyo731/
Kettio731/
Khetit731/
Kistty731/
Keztit731/
Cehtty731/
Kuitty731/
Kittiy731/
Kittyy731/
Keitys731/
Kettet731/
Keytey731/
Keatey730/
Keta6749,758/
Kete675,083/
Keti674,918/
Kheitay67443/
Kity67374/
Ketthet67194/
Ketthai6771/
Chettey6724/
Keattes6719/
Cety6713/
Chettay676/
Kittaya675/
Kietteh674/
Ketthip674/
Ketthit672/
Keetter671/
Keetthi671/
Khaytty671/
Kheette671/
Keshtti671/
Ketterr671/
Kuittey671/
Chettuy671/
Keté671/
Qety671/
Kettest671/
Kettter671/
Khettai671/
Ketj671/
Ketetch671/
Ketthed671/
Ketthes671/
Kisttey670/
Keathey670/
Quietty670/
Keithey670/

Ketty Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ketty in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺘﻲkty-
Ketty in the Marathi language
केटीketi92.86
केतीketi7.14

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