Keerthan Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Keerthan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keerthan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India411:18,708,912282,725
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Keerthan (389) may also be a first name.

Keerthan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keerthan (Marathi: कीथर्न) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keerthan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Keerthan is the 3,017,195th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Keerthan live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 439,102nd most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 389 people.

The last name Keerthan is most common in India, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 18,708,912. In India Keerthan is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 22 percent live, Karnataka, where 22 percent live and Telangana, where 12 percent live. Excluding India it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keerthane945/
Keertan937/
Kuerthan881/
Kertan8613/
Keerthong821/
Karthan80212/
Kertane8096/
Kuertan805/
Kirthan804/
Keertam801/
Keerton801/
Kertain801/
Kirthane757/
Kerdtham754/
Kerdtang754/
Kerthong751/
Kerdthon751/
Koertaan751/
Kerrtgan751/
Kirtan711,736/
Kerton711,223/
Certan711,214/
Kortan711,076/
Kertanova71663/
Kartan71567/
Kerdthong71149/
Kertthong715/
Kherthong714/
Kearthong712/
Keardtang711/
Kertón711/
Kretan710/
Kirtane674,013/
Certain672,705/
Kearton67843/
Kirttan67823/
Carthan67552/
Chertan67343/
Quertan6727/
Kierton6716/
Kartean6716/
Khartan6715/
Corthan678/
Kretanh677/
Kortahn673/
Kertein672/
Kartaun672/
Ceartan672/
Kerzton672/
Keirton671/
Kaurtan671/
Karttan671/
Kartajn671/
Kuerton671/
Certean671/
Kortain671/
Kırıtan671/
Certaín671/
Cuertan671/
Kartann671/
Keardthong671/
Kirtain670/

Keerthan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keerthan in the Marathi language
कीथर्नkitharna-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Keerthan
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