Kesar Surname

103,098th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kesar Surname Definition:

V. Kaiser.

The antique shapes of kings and kesars straunge and rare.— The Faerie Queene, II. VII. 5.

Kesar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,2631:235,08013,736
Pakistan2951:605,5729,634
Bosnia and Herzegovina2381:14,8592,820
Ukraine2051:222,06229,588
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Serbia721:99,2357,980
Russia681:2,119,457129,651
Croatia591:71,67112,734
Iran451:1,706,27864,723
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
England231:2,422,52489,093
Guyana191:40,1173,928
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Cambodia151:1,032,4765,479
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Slovenia121:207,30615,422
Trinidad and Tobago91:151,5538,353
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Kešar (9) are calculated separately.

Kesar (154,464) may also be a first name.

Kesar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Kaiser.

The antique shapes of kings and kesars straunge and rare.— The Faerie Queene, II. VII. 5.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Kesar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kesar (Arabic: كيسار, Bengali: কেসর, Hindi: केसर, Marathi: केसर, Oriya: େକସର, Russian: Кесарь, Tibetan: ཀེ་སར་) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Kešar. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kesar is the 103,098th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,596,745 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Kesar are found; 79 percent are found in South Asia and 45 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kesar is also the 6,798th most frequently occurring forename globally. It is borne by 154,464 people.

Kesar is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 3,263 people, or 1 in 235,080. In India it is most prevalent in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 37 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 11 percent are found and Bihar, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account India this last name occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 6 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 5 percent are found.

Kesar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kesar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kesar surname expanded 556 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kesar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kesar surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kesar surname are 16.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.16% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kesar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.85% more than the national average, earning R 358,476 per year and in United States they earn 9.44% less than the national average, earning $39,076 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kešar939/
Kesare913,196/
Keshar912,184/
Kessar911,357/
Keysar91805/
Khesar91587/
Kiesar91400/
Ketsar91180/
Keisar9192/
Kesiar9174/
Kaesar9160/
Keesar9132/
Kesair9115/
Keasar9114/
Koesar919/
Kesarz919/
Kesjar917/
Kejsar915/
Keusar913/
Kehsar912/
Kescar911/
Kesgar911/
Kesear910/
Keshgar83241/
Keshare83108/
Keshzar8345/
Keessar8323/
Kaessar8323/
Keissar8311/
Keysear8311/
Keshsar8311/
Keschar839/
Keeshar838/
Kessair838/
Kaeshar837/
Keyssar837/
Kheshar835/
Kieshar834/
Keshair833/
Khesare832/
Keashar832/
Keishar831/
Keasare831/
Keesair831/
Kesaure831/
Koeshar831/
Kesharz831/
Keshjar831/
Kessard831/
Kesaard831/
Kesaart831/
Keysair830/
Keesear830/
Keescar830/
Cesar8089,005/
Kosar8051,180/
Kasar8046,434/
Kysar80819/
Kezar80727/
Kisar80568/
Qesar80498/
Kesor80153/
Kejar8029/
Kecar805/
Kežar802/
Ketsaard7783/
Kheshart7725/
Kesarova7724/
Keischar777/
Kheissar772/
Ketsaart772/
Kedsaard772/
Khedsare771/
Keshahre771/
Keesharr770/
Caesar7324,991/
Kaisar7320,361/
Kassar7317,834/
Ceasar735,156/
Kaysar733,932/
Koshar731,565/
Kishar731,275/
Kedjar731,227/
Khasar731,091/
Kezzar731,040/
Kossar73847/
Keysor73586/
Kashar73534/
Kejžar73511/
Kissar73318/
Kisare73300/
Kesjár73239/
Khezar73220/
Kosaar73212/
Kasair73156/
Cessar73133/
Keshor73132/
Chesar73114/
Kejzar73108/
Kohsar7391/
Khosar7388/
Keazor7359/
Kaszar7349/
Kesior7347/
Ceisar7343/
Kaasar7341/
Cesear7340/
Keesor7339/
Koisar7338/
Qesare7337/
Kasaar7333/
Cesair7332/
Kejšar7331/
Kasaur7330/
Koszar7330/
Kahsar7329/
Keisor7325/
Kesore7325/
Kosair7325/
Khisar7324/
Kaesor7323/
Keyzar7318/
Kešjar7317/
Kazear7316/
Ketsor7315/
Kosaur7315/
Kejhar7314/
Kozsar7313/
Qeesar7310/
Qaesar739/
Kajsar738/
Quesar738/
Khejar737/
Kessor736/
Keizar736/
Kyssar736/
Kasear735/
Kesour735/
Khecar734/
Kesoor734/
Kiesor734/
Kuisar734/
Qeasar734/
Koysar733/
Kitsar733/
Kisaur733/
Kosear733/
Kerzar733/
Keezar733/
Qeisar733/
Kezhar733/
Keseir733/
Ceesar732/
Cesarr732/
Cezsar732/
Qehsar732/
Ce'sar732/
Kezare732/
Koçsar732/
Kazsar731/
Khesor731/
Kiosar731/
Kisaar731/
Kisasr731/
Kosarr731/
Cgesar731/
Gcesar731/
Keasor731/
Kezair731/
Kasajr731/
Kisgar731/
Qesair731/
Qessar731/
Qeysar731/
Kkosar731/
Kojsar731/
Coesar730/
Kezsor730/
Kysart730/
Keysarova714/
Kesharova711/
Kaishar672,159/
Kaissar671,115/
Khezzar67830/
Khaisar67527/
Keshore67493/
Quessar67451/
Kessour67330/
Keshour67258/
Koschar67248/
Kesseir67243/
Kishare67240/
Kaisare67234/
Kishaur67225/
Kayssar67199/
Kaaisar67193/
Kassair67184/
Kieshor67158/
Khasair67123/
Chessar67121/
Kahshar67100/
Kishear6790/
Khassar6771/
Ceasear6743/
Keishor6735/
Kohshar6733/
Kahasar6721/
Khaasar6718/
Cheesar6715/
Kasahar6715/
Kizeart6713/
Kishair6712/
Keeshor6710/
Kissare679/
Keshoor679/
Khashar678/
Ceasaar678/
Keizare677/
Koshear676/
Khoshar676/
Kyoshar676/
Khasaur675/
Kossair675/
Kassaar675/
Kesheir674/
Kashhar674/
Khaesor674/
Kheezar673/
Khezare673/
Cheszar672/
Caeszar672/
Khisare672/
Koishar672/
Khaysar672/
Kaisaar672/
Kaashar672/
Kashaar672/
Kashair672/
Kisaire672/
Khosair672/
Kaisart672/
Caesarr671/
Kaisair671/
Khejare671/
Khesore671/
Kessord671/
Keuzear671/
Kioshar671/
Kasshar671/
Kissair671/
Kissarh671/
Koisare671/
Koshair671/
Kossarr671/
Caesear671/
Cessair671/
Quesard671/
Kejczar671/
Kheazar671/
Khiezar671/
Khasaar671/
Khasarh671/
Khossar671/
Khoszar671/
Kaisarh671/
Kisaare671/
Kitsare671/
Cheshar671/
Khosayr671/
Kassarh671/
Kiezzar671/
Khezair671/
Kherzar671/
Kkhasar671/
Qeeshar671/
Ceissar671/
Kouysar671/
Khesoor671/
Ceassar670/
Keyseur670/

Kesar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kesar in the Bengali language
কেসরkesara-
Kesar in the Hindi language
केसरkesara99.67
केशरkesara0.09
केसारkesara0.04
कॆसरkesara0.04
केसराkesara0
क्ेसरkesara0
किशरkisara0
केशीkesi0
केसुkesu0
केशाराkesara0
केशरीkesari0
केसरीkesari0
सोसरsosara0
कॅसरkesara0
Kesar in the Marathi language
केसरkesara86.91
केसरिंसगkesarinsaga7.26
केशरkesara0.81
केशवkesava0.47
कॅसरkesara0.34
केसारkesara0.19
सरsara0.03
कासरkasara0.03
केसkesa0.03
केदारीkedari0.03
ेवारevara0.03
केदारkedara0.03
सारीsari0.03
केसरीkesari0.03
Kesar in the Oriya language
େକସରekasara85.42
େକଶରekasara10.42
େକୖଶରekasara2.08
େକଶାରekasara2.08
Kesar in the Tibetan language
ཀེ་སར་késar37.04
ཀི་སར་kisar25.93
ཀི་ཤར་kishar11.11
ཀེ་ཤར་késhar11.11
ཀེ་སཱར་késar7.41
ཀེ་ས་རི་késari3.7
སྐྱེས་གསར་kyésar3.7
Kesar in the Russian language
Кесарьkesar-
Kesar in the Arabic language
كيسارkysar-

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