Ketu Surname

125,679th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ketu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ketu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,3251:578,91728,178
DR Congo1,0671:69,2408,138
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Cameroon2631:78,9709,696
Papua New Guinea1271:64,2028,352
Nigeria1121:1,581,63259,341
Cambodia721:215,0993,115
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Pakistan251:7,145,75540,003
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Botswana41:546,73222,624
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Ketú (1) are calculated separately.

Ketu (6,335) may also be a first name.

Ketu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ketu (Bengali: কেতু, Hindi: केतु, Marathi: केतु, Oriya: େକତୁ, Russian: Кету) occurs most in India. It can also appear in the variant forms: Ketú. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ketu is the 125,679th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,013,134 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Ketu are found; 37 percent are found in South Asia and 37 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ketu is also the 82,764th most frequently used given name throughout the world It is held by 6,335 people.

The surname Ketu is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 1,325 people, or 1 in 578,917. In India Ketu is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 59 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 13 percent reside and Bihar, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account India this last name exists in 43 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 29 percent reside and Ghana, where 13 percent reside.

Ketu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Ketu earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 32.51% less than the national average, earning 233,582 kr per year and in United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ketú921/
Kethu89742/
Kettu89198/
Ketou89172/
Ketau89164/
Ketui8997/
Kietu8983/
Khetu8971/
Ketuh8933/
Ketuu8931/
Keitu8925/
Kaetu898/
Keetu896/
Keutu892/
Keytu892/
Keteu892/
Kedtu891/
Ketup891/
Kettou80661/
Ketuut80282/
Ketouy80136/
Khetou8014/
Keetui8012/
Keethu806/
Keitou803/
Kestou803/
Keuteu803/
Keutou802/
Ketouh802/
Keetou802/
Keathu801/
Kaethu801/
Khetau801/
Khetuu801/
Kettud801/
Cketus801/
Keatau801/
Keytou801/
Kaetau801/
Gketou801/
Koeteu801/
Kethau801/
Katu756,187/
Kotu753,843/
Kitu752,824/
Cetu75136/
Qetu7523/
Kytu751/
Khettou731,265/
Uamketu7384/
Khetous732/
Keitous731/
Kettouy731/
Keuthou731/
Keysteu731/
Keittou731/
Kheitou731/
Ketouch731/
Ketthud731/
Keadtud731/
Kesteus730/
Khatu6717,837/
Kitui675,887/
Kottu675,130/
Kateu671,720/
Kattu671,434/
Kitou671,347/
Kituu671,285/
Kaitu671,005/
Kittu67962/
Katui67904/
Kiteu67757/
Kuytu67745/
Katau67602/
Kithu67500/
Kitau67403/
Chetu67367/
Kuitu67318/
Quetu67251/
Kathu67227/
Kothu67136/
Koitu6791/
Cettu6767/
Kituh6755/
Koteu6749/
Kotui6739/
Koytu6737/
Kaatu6735/
Kahtu6732/
Kotau6729/
Khotu6723/
Kaytu6722/
Cetau6719/
Gkitu6714/
Katuy6713/
Ceitu6713/
Cetou6713/
Kadtu6710/
Kohtu6710/
Khettout6710/
Khitu679/
Katuh679/
Ketoo675/
Ketthaus674/
Qethu673/
Kodtu673/
Kkatu673/
Kettouch672/
Kituy672/
Kheithau671/
Keuthhou671/
Kihtu671/
Ketoe671/
Khettous671/
Khetouch671/
Kitud671/
Kytui671/
Kythu671/
Kettouhe671/
Khettouz671/
Kechtout671/
Qhetu671/

Ketu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ketu in the Bengali language
কেতুketu-
Ketu in the Oriya language
େକତୁekatu97.63
େକଟୁekatu1.48
Ketu in the Hindi language
केतुketu62.05
केतूketu36.83
केटूketu1.12
Ketu in the Marathi language
केतुketu48.91
केतूketu40.15
केटुketu8.03
केटूketu2.92
Ketu in the Russian language
Кетуketu-

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Footnotes

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