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) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesaw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. Kesaw occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Kesaw reside; 41 percent reside in South Asia and 41 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 288,056th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 806 people.

Kesaw is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 85,229,487. In India Kesaw is most common in: Bihar, where 78 percent live, Jharkhand, where 11 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 11 percent live. Besides India it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs 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
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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 Kesaw
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