Keshara Surname
Approximately 359 people bear this surname
Keshara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Uganda | 52 | 1:750,755 | 36,601 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Keshara (3,615) may also be a first name.
Keshara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keshara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Keshara (Hindi: केशरा, Marathi: केशरा, Oriya: େକଶରା) has its highest incidence in Sri Lanka. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Keshara? popularity and diffusion
It is the 786,896th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 20,299,571 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Keshara are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Keshara is also the 117,599th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 3,615 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Outside of Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 14 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Keshara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Keshara in the Hindi language | ||
| केशरा | kesara | 97.42 |
| केशारा | kesara | 2.31 |
| केसरा | kesara | 0.14 |
| केेशरा | keesara | 0.07 |
| केसारा | kesara | 0.07 |
| Keshara in the Marathi language | ||
| केशरा | kesara | 97.4 |
| कािशराम | kaisarama | 1.3 |
| केशर | kesara | 1.3 |
| Keshara in the Oriya language | ||
| େକଶରା | ekasara | 63.16 |
| େକଶର | ekasara | 21.05 |
| ଭାରତୀ | bharati | 5.26 |
| ବିୁେକଶର | biuekasara | 5.26 |
| େକଶରୀ | ekasari | 5.26 |
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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
- 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 Keshara
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