Ketura Surname
Approximately 1,317 people bear this surname
Ketura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 1,059 | 1:12,835 | 1,627 |
| Nigeria | 134 | 1:1,321,961 | 52,161 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Kétura (1) are calculated separately.
Ketura (7,204) may also be a first name.
Ketura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ketura Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ketura (Arabic: كيتورا, Hindi: केतुरा, Marathi: केतुरा, Oriya: େକତୁରା) is found in Chad more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Kétura. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ketura? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 290,699th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,533,444 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ketura live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Chadic Africa. Ketura is also the 76,158th most commonly held given name at a global level It is held by 7,204 people.
The last name Ketura is most commonly held in Chad, where it is held by 1,059 people, or 1 in 12,835. Aside from Chad it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ketura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ketura in the Hindi language | ||
| केतुरा | ketura | - |
| Ketura in the Oriya language | ||
| େକତୁରା | ekatura | - |
| Ketura in the Marathi language | ||
| केतुरा | ketura | - |
| Ketura in the Arabic language | ||
| كيتورا | kytwra | - |
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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 Ketura
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