Kesh Surname

23,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kesh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kesh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21,2431:36,1092,583
Iran6111:125,66711,588
Russia4001:360,30835,524
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Ukraine441:1,034,60795,076
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
England321:1,741,18971,393
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Belarus251:380,04239,396
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
Palestine191:239,4139,903
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Oman61:614,6626,082
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Késh (1) are calculated separately.

Kesh (18,221) may also be a first name.

Kesh Last Name Facts

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

Kesh (Bengali: কেশ, Hindi: केश, Marathi: केश, Oriya: େକଶ, Russian: Кэш, Tibetan: ཀེཤ་) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Késh. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 23,770th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 319,840 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Kesh reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 40,458th most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 18,221 people.

Kesh is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 21,243 people, or 1 in 36,109. In India it is most common in: West Bengal, where 42 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 37 percent live and Haryana, where 7 percent live. Not including India this surname is found in 63 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 3 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.

Kesh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kesh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kesh surname increased 568 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kesh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Armenian Catholic (100%) in Lebanon and Catholic (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kesh last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kesh earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.06% more than the national average, earning $50,942 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Késh921/
Keshe891,399/
Kaesh891,022/
Khesh89588/
Keush89331/
Kesch89306/
Keish89163/
Keysh8975/
Keesh8950/
Koesh8920/
Keshh899/
Kiesh897/
Keash896/
Kesth896/
Kedsh891/
Kkesh891/
Keshj891/
Keshs891/
Ketsh890/
Kes869,014/
Keusch802,747/
Khoesh80340/
Kiesch8099/
Keisch8059/
Khessh8018/
Keesch8013/
Kesche8012/
Keeshh8012/
Keishe809/
Kheshe807/
Kaesch807/
Khaesh806/
Kedsch806/
Kheshs806/
Kheysh803/
Koesch803/
Kesshe803/
Kheesh803/
Keshch802/
Keyshs801/
Keashe801/
Keetsh800/
Keys7533,189/
Kish7518,156/
Kees758,170/
Khes756,996/
Kash756,946/
Kies756,785/
Kess756,286/
Kosh753,887/
Kese752,725/
Kysh752,696/
Keis752,098/
Keus751,738/
Keas75826/
Kehs75411/
Kesz75151/
Kejs7539/
Kezh7514/
Cesh7513/
Qesh7512/
Kexh758/
Kesc757/
Kces752/
Kges752/
Kehz752/
Kesd751/
Ckes751/
Keső751/
Kkes751/
Keitsch73525/
Ketsche7318/
Keshche738/
Keshova737/
Keische731/
Keischt730/
Keistch730/
Khosh6752,303/
Kesse6717,638/
Kaish674,033/
Kasch673,299/
Kosch673,228/
Keese673,100/
Khese671,824/
Khash671,798/
Kisch671,769/
Keyse671,408/
Kiess671,352/
Khess671,101/
Keiss67839/
Kishe67705/
Kecht67555/
Kiesz67522/
Keise67504/
Keeys67366/
Keuss67222/
Kaash67209/
Khezh67183/
Hkash67177/
Kaysh67137/
Chesh67129/
Khish6799/
Keess6783/
Kehec6775/
Kissh6773/
Qoesh6763/
Kuish6755/
Kehse6755/
Keisz6748/
Kaesz6747/
Keizs6746/
Käsch6739/
Kösch6735/
Qeshe6732/
Keesz6732/
Koish6730/
Kiejs6730/
Kease6727/
Kkese6725/
Kishz6724/
Kheys6721/
Caesh6720/
Keest6720/
Kheisheh6720/
Keuhs6719/
Keišs6718/
Kedse6717/
Kuysh6717/
Kejst6715/
Qaesh6715/
Kheis6712/
Koysh6711/
Khees679/
Qeesh677/
Khies675/
Koshh675/
Keysz674/
Keass673/
Kahsh673/
Kysch673/
Kcash673/
Gkosh672/
Ckess672/
Quesh672/
Cesch672/
Kessz672/
Kiehs672/
Kassh672/
Keids672/
Kechh671/
Kesze671/
Keyshova671/
Keyss671/
Kiosh671/
Kishh671/
Kohsh671/
Kyshp671/
Kesce671/
Kgish671/
Kehzp671/
Kehce671/
Kehez671/
Kejss671/
Kashh671/
Kiesø671/
Kishs671/
Kkosh671/
Qeysh671/
Ceesh671/
Kezzh671/
Kkesx671/
Keizh671/
Kessd671/
Hgkes670/
Kezse670/
Kossh670/

Kesh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kesh in the Bengali language
কেশkesa-
Kesh in the Hindi language
केशkesa99.02
केषkesa0.35
कॆशkesa0.2
ाकेशakesa0.02
केशाkesa0.02
केसkesa0.02
केश्रीkesri0.01
ुकेशukesa0.01
केशा़kesa0.01
केश्ाkesa0.01
केंशkensa0.01
केश़kesa0.01
केश्वkesva0.01
Kesh in the Marathi language
केशkesa96.08
कॅशkesa1.96
केसkesa1.96
Kesh in the Oriya language
େକଶekasa94.27
େକଶ୍ekas3.44
Kesh in the Tibetan language
ཀེཤ་kesha85.71
ཀིཤ་kisha14.29
Kesh in the Russian language
Кэшkes-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kesh
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