Family name Кете (Käthe 
, Kathe 
, Käte 
, among others...) , throughout the world, is a common last name. The last name Кете is characteristic of Slovenia, where it is quite a rare surname, Fiji, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Turkey. Likewise, Кете is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Käthe | Austria, Germany, Colombia, Denmark, United States |
| Kathe | Germany, Colombia, Denmark, United States, India |
| Käte | Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Poland, United States |
| Kete | United States, India, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Turkey |
| Кете | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Russia |