Kesaw Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Kesaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kesaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India91:85,229,487684,495
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736

Kesaw (806) may also be a first name.

Kesaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kesaw (Hindi: केशव, Marathi: केशव) occurs most in India. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Kesaw occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Kesaw reside; 41 percent reside in South Asia and 41 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kesaw is also the 288,056th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 806 people.

The surname is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 85,229,487. In India it is most frequent in: Bihar, where 78 percent live, Jharkhand, where 11 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 11 percent live. Aside from India this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 32 percent live and South Africa, where 27 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keshaw91125/
Keysaw9163/
Kesawe9129/
Keesaw9110/
Kesiaw918/
Kesahw911/
Kiesaw910/
Keyshaw834/
Keeshaw831/
Kesshaw830/
Keishaw830/
Kedshaw830/
Ketshaw830/
Kasaw807,069/
Kesav80882/
Kesaf80105/
Cesaw803/
Kesow803/
Kosaw802/
Kisaw801/
Kassaw7322,312/
Keshav736,432/
Kiesow732,167/
Kesova731,028/
Keshaf7385/
Kisawe7357/
Kessaf7345/
Kessow7345/
Kossaw7316/
Kessav7315/
Keshow7314/
Kissaw7313/
Kashaw736/
Keysow736/
Kasauw735/
Kesavd734/
Keusav734/
Khesaf733/
Kesowa733/
Chesaw732/
Kasaaw732/
Kehsav731/
Keasav731/
Kaisaw731/
Kesahv731/
Kysiaw731/
Kiesów731/
Kesowe731/
Keisow730/
Kiesouw6748/
Kisaawe6740/
Kiessow6716/
Kessova6715/
Kheshow6710/
Keshova677/
Kitshaw677/
Keysova676/
Keshavz674/
Keishab674/
Kesssab673/
Keshavt673/
Keisova672/
Khashaw672/
Kishawe671/
Keyshav671/
Khesova671/
Kheshav671/
Kessouw671/
Kasssaw671/
Keshaav671/
Kaeshav671/
Ketchaw670/
Kishjaw670/

Kesaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kesaw in the Hindi language
केशवkesava87.5
केसवkesava12.5
Kesaw in the Marathi language
केशवkesava80
केसवkesava10
केसावkesava10

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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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  • 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 Kesaw
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