Keshm Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Keshm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keshm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
India51:153,413,076951,030

Keshm (65) may also be a first name.

Keshm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keshm (Hindi: केशम, Marathi: केशम) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keshm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Keshm is the 5,213,395th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Keshm is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Keshm reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,212,820th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 65 people.

The surname Keshm is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 8,531,392. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 67 percent are found, East Azerbaijan Province, where 11 percent are found and Lorestan Province, where 11 percent are found. Other than Iran Keshm is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 36 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keshme916/
Kesm891/
Kesme80789/
Qeshm80262/
Kishm80127/
Kashm8073/
Khesm803/
Kiesm803/
Koshm802/
Kesmt801/
Khashm73523/
Khoshm73457/
Cheshm734/
Kessme731/
Kasshm731/
Kischm731/
Ketchm731/
Kishme730/
Kasm671,911/
Kosm673/
Kejm672/
Kism672/
Qesm671/
Kezm671/
Cesm671/

Keshm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keshm in the Hindi language
केशमkesama-
Keshm in the Marathi language
केशमkesama-

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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 Keshm
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