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 surname Kesaw (Hindi: केशव, Marathi: केशव) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesaw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Kesaw are found; 41 percent are found in South Asia and 41 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kesaw is also the 288,056th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 806 people.

This last name is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 85,229,487. In India Kesaw is most frequent in: Bihar, where 78 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 11 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 11 percent reside. Not including India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 32 percent reside and South Africa, where 27 percent reside.

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

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis