Keshav Surname

76,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Fiji

Keshav Surname User-submission:

A synonym for Hindu Lord, Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu.

Keshav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,3081:144,5119,175
South Africa3001:180,59219,818
Iran1681:457,03928,032
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
England1151:484,50531,272
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Oman41:921,9937,313
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Keshav (216,596) may also be a first name.

Keshav Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A synonym for Hindu Lord, Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu.

- anirajk

Keshav Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keshav (Bengali: কেশব, Hindi: केशव, Marathi: केशव, Oriya: େକଶବ, Russian: Кешав, Tibetan: ཀེ་ཤབ་) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keshav? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 76,217th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,133,014 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Keshav are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 82 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Keshav is also the 4,831st most prevalent forename internationally It is held by 216,596 people.

This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 5,308 people, or 1 in 144,511. In India Keshav is primarily concentrated in: Madhya Pradesh, where 30 percent are found, Bihar, where 15 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 12 percent are found. Outside of India this surname is found in 34 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 5 percent are found and Iran, where 3 percent are found.

Keshav Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Keshav last name are 42.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 89.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Keshav earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 147.97% more than the national average, earning R 589,272 per year; in United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.61% more than the national average, earning $59,921 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keshavz924/
Keshaev923/
Keshavt923/
Kheshav921/
Keyshav921/
Kaeshav921/
Keshaav921/
Kesav91882/
Kesaev831,152/
Kashav83270/
Keshev83142/
Keshaw83125/
Keshaf8385/
Keshov8331/
Kessav8315/
Kishav8312/
Koshav839/
Keusav834/
Kesavd834/
Kehsav831/
Keasav831/
Kesahv831/
Keshavova804/
Kashaev772,526/
Koshaev77777/
Kishaev7779/
Kaishav7749/
Koeshov7746/
Keshuov7743/
Koeshev7731/
Kessaev7716/
Keyshev7715/
Kayshav7711/
Keshova777/
Kaeshov775/
Kheshov774/
Keyshaw774/
Keishab774/
Keishev774/
Kheshev773/
Khashav773/
Kaeshev771/
Kesheev771/
Keeshaw771/
Keyshov771/
Khoshav771/
Kyshaev771/
Ketshaw770/
Kedshaw770/
Keishaw770/
Kesshaw770/
Kesov731,555/
Kasav73862/
Kesaf73105/
Kosav7358/
Kesaw7322/
Kesev7322/
Kisav734/
Khashaev7199/
Kaschaev7178/
Kayshaev7120/
Koschaev7110/
Khoshaev719/
Koyshaev714/
Keyshova711/
Khaishav711/
Kasshaev711/
Koeschov711/
Keuschov711/
Kashaf671,187/
Kesova671,028/
Kishev67670/
Koshev67634/
Kashev67420/
Kishov67364/
Kashov6794/
Koshov6770/
Keysaw6763/
Kessaf6745/
Khasov6730/
Kyshov6730/
Keseev6721/
Kiesov6720/
Kassav6720/
Kessov6719/
Kyshev6715/
Keshow6714/
Keysov6713/
Keesaw6710/
Ketsov6710/
Kechaf679/
Kesiaw678/
Kashaw676/
Khasav676/
Kaisav676/
Kechov675/
Koesov674/
Kesowa673/
Khesaf673/
Khaishaev673/
Kaesov672/
Khasev671/
Khesov671/
Kesiev671/
Kesoev671/
Khashshav671/
Khischaev671/
Kishaf671/
Kesovs671/
Koisav671/
Kossav671/
Kesahw671/
Kiesaw670/

Keshav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keshav in the Bengali language
কেশবkesaba-
Keshav in the Hindi language
केशवkesava99.54
कॆशवkesava0.2
केशावkesava0.04
केश्ावkesava0.03
केश्वkesva0.02
केषवkesava0.01
केेशवkeesava0.01
कैशवkaisava0.01
शेषमनीsesamani0
केशव्kesav0
्केशवkesava0
केश्ंवkesnva0
केशनkesana0
डाकेशवdakesava0
केशवानीkesavani0
कशवkasava0
ेकेशवekesava0
केशईkesa'i0
कंशवkansava0
ेंकेशवenkesava0
केशाजीkesaji0
केकेशवkekesava0
केशवजीkesavaji0
केशबkesaba0
सोनवतीsonavati0
केशव्ाkesava0
केंशवkensava0
केेेशवkeeesava0
केसवkesava0
क्ेशवkesava0
Keshav in the Marathi language
केशवkesava96.76
केशवरावkesavarava2.76
केशवानूkesavanu0.03
जकेशवjakesava0.03
केशवंkesavam0.02
केशवानेkesavane0.02
क़ेशवqesava0.01
केसरेkesare0.01
केशरkesara0.01
नाखवाnakhava0.01
केशवाजीkesavaji0.01
कंशवkansava0.01
जेठवाjethava0.01
केशवानुkesavanu0.01
केशावkesava0.01
खवळkhavala0
जेथवाjethava0
केशहवkesahava0
केसरkesara0
केशरवkesarava0
़केशवkesava0
केाशवkeasava0
केशवामkesavama0
क़ॆशवqesava0
काकेशवkakesava0
केशोरावkesorava0
केशवतkesavata0
खटावkhatava0
केशवसkesavasa0
केरावkerava0
केशवानkesavana0
हेकेशवhekesava0
खारिवkhariva0
णकेशवnakesava0
केशवजीkesavaji0
िकशावikasava0
कोशवkosava0
केशवाराkesavara0
कछवाkachava0
केशमkesama0
हाकेशवhakesava0
केशवाबाkesavaba0
केशवयkesavaya0
केशवारीkesavari0
कशावkasava0
डॉकेशवdokesava0
केशकkesaka0
िकशवikasava0
केशवासkesavasa0
पेशवेpesave0
केषणkesana0
टीकेशवtikesava0
केशओkesa'o0
येधवyedhava0
केसरीkesari0
गुकेशवgukesava0
पीकेशवpikesava0
केशपkesapa0
केसहवkesahava0
केशवनkesavana0
याकेशवyakesava0
केशवराkesavara0
केशवाजkesavaja0
केसवडkesavada0
िकेशवikesava0
केशवरkesavara0
कसवेkasave0
केशचkesaca0
केशवुkesavu0
ेकेशवekesava0
कॅशवkesava0
आखवेakhave0
केहवkehava0
केषवkesava0
केशवादkesavada0
केशवापाkesavapa0
ेशवesava0
केशेवkeseva0
खवासkhavasa0
केेशवkeesava0
कान्हवkanhava0
कढवkadhava0
केशबkesaba0
कशवkasava0
केशनkesana0
केशवेkesave0
खारवाkharava0
कैशवkaisava0
कॆशवkesava0
केशवाkesava0
केसवkesava0
Keshav in the Oriya language
େକଶବekasaba85
େକଶଭekasabha10
େବେହରାebehara5
Keshav in the Tibetan language
ཀེ་ཤབ་késhab40
ཀེ་སྲབ་késab20
ཀེ་སབ་késab20
ཀེ་ཤཱབ་késhab20
Keshav in the Russian language
Кешавkesav-

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