Kesawan Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Kesawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kesawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
India231:33,350,669396,143
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Kesawan (120) may also be a first name.

Kesawan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kesawan (Marathi: केसावन) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kesawan.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesawan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,530,696th most widespread last name globally It is held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name Kesawan is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Kesawan live; 55 percent live in Southeast Asia and 53 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kesawan is also the 852,104th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 120 people.

The last name is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 1,053,365. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Selangor, where 29 percent reside, Perak, where 25 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 14 percent reside. Not including Malaysia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 40 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kesawan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kesawan in the Marathi language
केसावनkesavana-

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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 Kesawan
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