Kesav Surname
Approximately 882 people bear this surname
Kesav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 795 | 1:964,862 | 41,162 |
| United Arab Emirates | 31 | 1:295,557 | 19,854 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Nepal | 9 | 1:3,164,551 | 10,069 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Kesav (70,097) may also be a first name.
Kesav Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kesav Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kesav (Hindi: केसव, Marathi: केसव, Oriya: େକଶବ, Russian: Кесав) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kesav.
How Common Is The Last Name Kesav? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 398,988th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 8,262,524 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kesav live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 13,850th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 70,097 people.
The last name is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 795 people, or 1 in 964,862. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 19 percent reside, Gujarat, where 19 percent reside and Kerala, where 12 percent reside. Besides India Kesav is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent reside and Qatar, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kesav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kesav in the Oriya language | ||
| େକଶବ | ekasaba | - |
| Kesav in the Hindi language | ||
| केसव | kesava | 87.94 |
| केशव | kesava | 9.73 |
| कॆसव | kesava | 0.39 |
| केश्ाव | kesava | 0.19 |
| केशाव | kesava | 0.19 |
| केसाव | kesava | 0.19 |
| Kesav in the Marathi language | ||
| केसव | kesava | 75.99 |
| केशव | kesava | 20.75 |
| केसाव | kesava | 1.2 |
| केसन | kesana | 0.34 |
| केसा | kesa | 0.17 |
| मेशव | mesava | 0.17 |
| Kesav in the Russian language | ||
| Кесав | kesav | - |
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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
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- 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 Kesav
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