Ketye Surname

661,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 454 people bear this surname

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

Ketye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ketye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4511:120,12814,263
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ketye (18) may also be a first name.

Ketye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ketye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺘﻴﻪ) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ketye.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ketye is the 661,581st most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 16,051,863 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ketye live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ketye is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 18 people.

The surname Ketye is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 451 people, or 1 in 120,128. In South Africa Ketye is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 63 percent reside, Western Cape, where 18 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.

Ketye Last Name Statistics demography

Ketye earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.79% less than the national average, earning R 164,472 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khetye9186/
Ketyer9121/
Ketaye918/
Ketoye913/
Keteye911/
Ketiye911/
Ketyes910/
Khetaye83203/
Kethiye833/
Kethoye831/
Ketyhee831/
Ketay80142/
Ketea80123/
Ketei8051/
Ketae8039/
Ketue8026/
Ketie8017/
Ketee8016/
Ketoy8011/
Ketey805/
Keteu802/
Kitye801/
Ketge801/
Ketoe801/
Cetye801/
Keathyee771/
Ketiya73362/
Kettey73350/
Khetey73304/
Keteyi73291/
Kitoye73222/
Kituye73185/
Ketouy73136/
Kitaye73112/
Ketowe7344/
Ketayi7335/
Ketoue7331/
Keytue7325/
Keteya7323/
Keitoe7322/
Ketoyo7320/
Kedtay7319/
Ketaya7315/
Ketjoy7312/
Ketayo7311/
Khetay7310/
Kettay739/
Ketehe739/
Ketiyo739/
Ketieh738/
Keitay738/
Ketyoi738/
Kethey737/
Keetay737/
Ketuya735/
Kiteye735/
Ketied735/
Khetei734/
Keetey734/
Kedtie734/
Ketuyo734/
Kietie734/
Kettie733/
Keuteu733/
Khitye732/
Kittye732/
Keteja732/
Khetee731/
Ketayu731/
Kethei731/
Ketoya731/
Kettee731/
Keitea731/
Keitee731/
Khetae731/
Keteih731/
Ketjee731/
Keutie731/
Keteji731/
Keytey731/
Keatea731/
Keetee731/
Kietei731/
Keatie730/
Keitie730/
Keatey730/
Khetiya67567/
Kheitay67443/
Ketuyio67343/
Khetuya67239/
Kesties6745/
Ketojee6723/
Kittyea6721/
Kestier6718/
Kethiya6712/
Ketayat6711/
Kitieye679/
Keutiya676/
Ketiyot676/
Kheteah675/
Ketjies675/
Kesteyi674/
Kitioye674/
Ketiyod674/
Khettey673/
Ketaayi673/
Kithiye673/
Keetier672/
Ketheis672/
Keitoue672/
Keitoyo672/
Kechtie671/
Kheteja671/
Khetjet671/
Ketajee671/
Kettier671/
Keytiya671/
Kaiteye671/
Kietieh671/
Keettey671/
Ketugie671/
Ketties671/
Kettouy671/
Keysteu671/
Kietowe671/
Kheshtiyeh671/
Kituyee671/
Kittaye671/
Chetaye671/
Keshtei671/
Ketuiyo671/
Kheteyi671/
Khethoe671/
Kiteyie671/
Chetuye671/
Keteich671/
Ketthae671/
Keystie671/
Keshtej671/
Keattey670/
Keathey670/
Kiettey670/
Keithey670/
Kesteus670/

Ketye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ketye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺘﻴﻪktyh-

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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
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  • 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 Ketye
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