Kesavan Surname

50,819th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,092 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Kesavan Surname User-submission:

A synonym for Hindu Lord, Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu.

Kesavan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,4741:220,80213,072
Sri Lanka1,7541:11,8631,698
Saudi Arabia1,1931:25,8643,689
United Arab Emirates1,1201:8,1811,022
Malaysia5761:51,2053,990
United States4271:848,85064,722
Qatar3461:6,815734
Bahrain2351:5,7391,064
Singapore2101:26,2271,017
Kuwait1741:21,8432,878
Oman1561:23,6412,088
England1551:359,47125,733
Canada651:566,85547,218
Australia651:415,31833,226
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Nepal61:4,746,82612,065
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Maldives51:80,8343,218
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Kesavan (17,810) may also be a first name.

Kesavan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A synonym for Hindu Lord, Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu.

- anirajk

Kesavan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kesavan (Hindi: केसवन, Marathi: केसवान, Russian: Кесаван) has its highest incidence in India. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesavan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 50,819th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 722,111 people. Kesavan is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Kesavan are found; 52 percent are found in South Asia and 52 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kesavan is also the 41,113th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 17,810 people.

The last name Kesavan is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 3,474 people, or 1 in 220,802. In India Kesavan is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 42 percent are found, Kerala, where 25 percent are found and Karnataka, where 7 percent are found. Not including India it exists in 53 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 17 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent are found.

Kesavan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kesavan last name are 4.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.41% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kesavan earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 12.03% less than the national average, earning R 209,052 per year; in United States they earn 18.46% more than the national average, earning $51,115 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.55% more than the national average, earning $50,455 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kesavan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kesavan in the Hindi language
केसवनkesavana33.33
केसवानkesavana22.22
केशवनkesavana22.22
केसावनkesavana22.22
Kesavan in the Marathi language
केसवानkesavana31.31
केशवनkesavana27.27
केसवनkesavana16.16
केसावनkesavana14.14
केसावानkesavana2.02
केसवंनkesavanna2.02
केसावंkesavam2.02
केशवkesava1.01
शननsanana1.01
केशवणkesavana1.01
Kesavan in the Russian language
Кесаванkesavan-

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