Ketyou Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Ketyou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ketyou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ketyou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ketyou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺘﻴﻮ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketyou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ketyou is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Ketyou occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Ketyou are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The surname Ketyou is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania Ketyou is most prevalent in: Inchiri Region, where 50 percent reside and Trarza Region, where 50 percent reside. Besides Mauritania Ketyou exists in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ketyu911/
Ketoju8369/
Keteou833/
Ketiou832/
Kityou831/
Keztyus7740/
Kethoju7739/
Kestyus7722/
Chetyou773/
Khetiou771/
Ketehou771/
Kethiou771/
Cetyu734/
Ketiu732/
Kesztyus7110/
Keshtoju713/
Kituyu6743/
Kiteou6738/
Ketjoe6717/
Kitiou6711/
Ketiau677/
Kitoju677/
Kitoiu671/
Khetiu671/
Ketieu671/
Kihtyu671/
Ketteohut671/

Ketyou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ketyou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺘﻴﻮktyw-

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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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  • 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 Ketyou
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