Keshan Surname
Approximately 7,654 people bear this surname
Keshan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5,099 | 1:150,434 | 9,487 |
| Sri Lanka | 2,193 | 1:9,489 | 1,373 |
| Kenya | 164 | 1:281,585 | 18,349 |
| Pakistan | 59 | 1:3,027,862 | 24,468 |
| Iran | 43 | 1:1,785,640 | 66,464 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
The alternate forms: Keşhan (1) are calculated separately.
Keshan (28,875) may also be a first name.
Keshan Demographics
Keshan Political Affiliation
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Keshan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keshan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Keshan (Bengali: কেশন, Hindi: केशन, Marathi: केशन, Oriya: େକଶନ, Russian: Кешан, Tibetan: ཀི་ཤཱན་) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Keşhan. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Keshan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Keshan is the 65,242nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 952,123 people. Keshan is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Keshan reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Keshan is also the 28,736th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 28,875 people.
The last name Keshan is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 5,099 people, or 1 in 150,434. In India Keshan is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 84 percent live, West Bengal, where 7 percent live and Bihar, where 2 percent live. Besides India it occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 29 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.
Keshan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Keshan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Keshan surname fell 24 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Keshan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Keshan surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
Keshan earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.36% more than the national average, earning $65,312 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Keshan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Keshan in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀི་ཤཱན་ | kishen | - |
| Keshan in the Bengali language | ||
| কেশন | kesana | - |
| Keshan in the Hindi language | ||
| केशन | kesana | 98.92 |
| केशान | kesana | 0.23 |
| केशां | kesam | 0.13 |
| किशन | kisana | 0.12 |
| कृष्ण | krsna | 0.11 |
| केशन्ता | kesanta | 0.1 |
| केसन | kesana | 0.07 |
| केषन | kesana | 0.04 |
| केश्ान | kesana | 0.03 |
| केशं | kesam | 0.02 |
| केशन्ती | kesanti | 0.02 |
| केशण | kesana | 0.02 |
| केशम | kesama | 0.01 |
| केसर | kesara | 0.01 |
| केशव | kesava | 0.01 |
| केशल | kesala | 0.01 |
| केशर | kesara | 0.01 |
| क्ेशन | kesana | 0.01 |
| Keshan in the Oriya language | ||
| େକଶନ | ekasana | 94.53 |
| େକଶନ୍ | ekasan | 1.03 |
| େକଷନ | ekasana | 0.68 |
| କିସାନ | kisana | 0.51 |
| େକସନ | ekasana | 0.34 |
| େକଶାନ | ekasana | 0.17 |
| େକଶନି | ekasani | 0.17 |
| କିଷାନ | kisana | 0.17 |
| Keshan in the Marathi language | ||
| केशन | kesana | 73.6 |
| केशव | kesava | 5.6 |
| िकसन | ikasana | 4.8 |
| िकशन | ikasana | 3.2 |
| केषण | kesana | 3.2 |
| िकेशन | ikesana | 2.4 |
| केशान | kesana | 1.6 |
| केशाण | kesana | 1.6 |
| केशण | kesana | 0.8 |
| िकषन | ikasana | 0.8 |
| Keshan in the Russian language | ||
| Кешан | kesan | - |
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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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