Ketze Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ketze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ketze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Ketze (5) may also be a first name.

Ketze Last Name Facts

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

Ketze is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketze? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ketze is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Ketze is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Ketze reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ketze is also the 5,493,085th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 5 people.

Ketze is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Other than South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koetze91111/
Kietze9147/
Ketzes9115/
Ketzie9110/
Gketze911/
Ketz891,352/
Keze89157/
Koetzee83191/
Gketzes8318/
Kettzer832/
Keitzes830/
Keatzer830/
Ketzher830/
Kotze8027,589/
Kezie806,776/
Kedze80980/
Keitz80851/
Ketse80724/
Kietz80530/
Kitze80375/
Katze80349/
Koeze80169/
Keize80126/
Keutz80111/
Keetz8083/
Kecze8064/
Ketza8039/
Kieze8026/
Kettz8024/
Kaeze8020/
Kezeu8017/
Keatz8016/
Kejze805/
Kezeh803/
Keeze802/
Keuze802/
Kezhe801/
Ketge801/
Kestz801/
Kezei801/
Kezey801/
Kheze801/
Keytz801/
Kezee800/
Keaze800/
Kezse800/
Kez75192/
Keates733,193/
Kotzee732,071/
Keetse731,603/
Kgetse73833/
Koetse73244/
Kehzie73191/
Kedzie73187/
Khetse73148/
Kaatze73142/
Kitzes73113/
Ketche7391/
Keczer7369/
Keites7366/
Coetze7357/
Ketses7357/
Kheaze7341/
Kötzer7339/
Kiezie7336/
Ketges7332/
Kotzea7330/
Ketshe7323/
Kotzie7319/
Keytes7318/
Keezee7316/
Kitzie7313/
Kohtze7312/
Kedzer7311/
Keazee739/
Khetše736/
Ketsee736/
Ketser735/
Keetes734/
Gkatze734/
Ketseh734/
Khezeï734/
Kheyze733/
Khezie733/
Kezieh733/
Keizeh733/
Ketsea733/
Keizze733/
Keezey732/
Katzie732/
Keizie732/
Kezzeh732/
Kheize732/
Katzeh732/
Keuzeu732/
Kotz'e732/
Khezee732/
Kietzy731/
Quetze731/
Kytzes731/
Kqezeh731/
Kaezie731/
Ketsie731/
Ketchz731/
Ketjee731/
Ketsep731/
Ketseu731/
Kedzei731/
Keitse731/
Chetze731/
Keheze731/
Khieze731/
Kotzce731/
Keyzey730/
Keezie730/
Keattz730/
Keatse730/
Kitzei730/
Ketsey730/
Keittz730/
Keuttz730/
Koetzsche713/
Coetzee6790,445/
Kaze6740,199/
Kitz671,598/
Kets671,426/
Kezi67432/
Keitesi67349/
Koze67306/
Keitges67222/
Kize67173/
Kece67164/
Khezhie67133/
Keez67113/
Keiz6787/
Kheidze6775/
Kiez6768/
Qeze6763/
Ketchey6751/
Khets'e6751/
Koetsie6742/
Keec6733/
Keitese6733/
Kezy6730/
Kecz6726/
Keattes6719/
Ketsche6718/
Keuz6717/
Ketseas6716/
Kezh6714/
Kettges6711/
Kedz6710/
Ketshes679/
Khez677/
Khetshe674/
Khedzer674/
Koetsee673/
Khet'se673/
Khetche673/
Keaz672/
Kedzier672/
Kezz672/
Kehz672/
Katzsey671/
Keitesh671/
Keitser671/
Khetjet671/
Ketcheh671/
Ketches671/
Kytz671/
Kehzeah671/
Coetzie671/
Ketchep671/
Keitche671/
Caetzee671/
Ketsier671/
Khoetse671/
Khetsie671/
Coetzeë671/
Gkez671/
Kjtz671/
Ketc671/
Chetzey670/
Kistzer670/
Kettsey670/
Keetzit670/
Koytzer670/
Keatger670/
Ketchee670/
Koitzer670/
Kuitzer670/

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