Ketwa Surname

303,386th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ketwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ketwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2321:43,9755,609
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Greenland11:56,3791,133

Ketwa (28) may also be a first name.

Ketwa Last Name Facts

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

Ketwa (Hindi: केतवा) is found most in South Africa. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ketwa is the 303,386th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,830,037 people. The last name Ketwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ketwa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 28 people.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,232 people, or 1 in 43,975. In South Africa Ketwa is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent are found, Gauteng, where 10 percent are found and Western Cape, where 9 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Ketwa Last Name Statistics demography

Ketwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.02% less than the national average, earning R 147,288 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kethwa9187/
Kaetwa9161/
Khetwa9158/
Keitwa913/
Keutwa911/
Ketwai911/
Ketwas911/
Ketwad911/
Khethwa83303/
Kethwas8338/
Khetwat8318/
Keatewa834/
Kettwat834/
Kaetwai834/
Khetwas832/
Kethwat831/
Khetwaj831/
Kitwa8045,073/
Katwa801,249/
Kotwa80624/
Ketua8097/
Ketwe8031/
Ketwi8027/
Kedwa801/
Kytwa801/
Qetwa801/
Kethwath775/
Keethwas771/
Keithwas771/
Khatwa73480/
Ketwit73301/
Kaitwa73247/
Katwai73130/
Kitwai73105/
Kithwa7395/
Khetua7355/
Katway7344/
Kitwaa7334/
Chetwa7325/
Kyotwa7321/
Ketwei739/
Gqetwa738/
Ketwet738/
Ketwej737/
Kitw'a736/
Kitway734/
Kitwas732/
Kitwad732/
Khetwe731/
Kedwai731/
Katwaj731/
Kattwa731/
Kathwa731/
Kitwah731/
Kuitwa731/
Kaatwa731/
Katw'a731/
Keatwe731/
Kietua731/
Katwah731/
Kedway730/
Kettwy730/
Khetwit67394/
Kahatwa6752/
Kitwaya6735/
Kaitwad6712/
Khatway6710/
Ketuhat678/
Kaitwas676/
Koetuea674/
Ketwech673/
Kattwah672/
Chetwai672/
Cheetwa672/
Kitwach671/
Ketwest671/
Kahtwea671/
Khedwai671/
Kithwas671/
Kittwat671/
Kattwai671/
Keetwei671/
Khitwat671/
Khatwai671/
Kaitewa671/
Ketwich670/

Ketwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ketwa in the Hindi language
केतवाketava-

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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 Ketwa
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