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

Ketty (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺘﻲ, Marathi: केटी) is found most in Indonesia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketty? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 430,251st most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 9,098,060 people. Ketty occurs mostly in Asia, where 45 percent of Ketty live; 41 percent live in Southeast Asia and 40 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 11,433rd most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 87,762 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 320 people, or 1 in 413,279. In Indonesia Ketty is primarily found in: Jakarta, where 40 percent reside, East Nusa Tenggara, where 40 percent reside and East Kalimantan, where 10 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this last name exists in 49 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Ketty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ketty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ketty surname 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 last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for 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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