Across the world, Ketel (Ketel 
, Ketill 
, Кетель 
) is a rare gender-neutral first name. The forename Ketel is habitual in Iceland, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Germany, where it is a very rare masculine name, and Indonesia, where it is a very rare gender-neutral name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Indonesia, Germany, and India. More frequently, Ketel is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Ketel | United States, Germany, Canada, Indonesia, Netherlands |
| Ketill | United States, Iceland, United Kingdom, Norway |
| Кетель | Ukraine |