Kesht Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Kesht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kesht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan1571:56,3215,365
Iran991:775,58139,259
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Kesht (66) may also be a first name.

Kesht Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kesht (Bengali: কেষ্ট, Russian: Кешт) is borne by more people in Jordan than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesht? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 985,740th most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kesht live; 61 percent live in West Asia and 60 percent live in Levant. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequent given name globally. It is borne by 66 people.

The surname Kesht is most widely held in Jordan, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 56,321. In Jordan Kesht is primarily concentrated in: Amman Governorate, where 99 percent live and Jerash Governorate, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Jordan this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 38 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khesht91426/
Keshte912/
Kest89694/
Keischt830/
Keast805,218/
Keist80706/
Kecht80555/
Keste80446/
Kiest80247/
Kosht80154/
Kasht80117/
Koest8043/
Keust8028/
Keest8020/
Kaest8015/
Kejst8015/
Kisht8010/
Kesth806/
Khest802/
Keshd801/
Kestz801/
Keyst801/
Keshtova77223/
Khosht73497/
Keszte73198/
Kascht73161/
Khasht7337/
Koscht7315/
Kishte7314/
Kaasht7312/
Kashth739/
Chesht735/
Khisht733/
Keisth733/
Keiste732/
Koshth732/
Kaisht731/
Keatst731/
Kesths731/
Kedste731/
Khecht731/
Keeste730/
Keacht730/
Kiesth730/
Keaste730/
Kost6714,892/
Kast679,776/
Kist677,261/
Kyst67124/
Köst6777/
Keşt6767/
Käst6752/
Cest6750/
Kestová6717/
Khishte676/
Kestova675/
Qest675/
Kesd671/
Kayshth671/
Kext671/
Kaascht671/
Keisett670/
Keechts670/

Kesht Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kesht in the Bengali language
কেষ্টkesta-
Kesht in the Russian language
Кештkest-

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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 Kesht
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