Keshwa Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Fiji

Keshwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keshwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
India241:31,961,058386,265
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Fiji11:894,3914,568
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Keshwa (704) may also be a first name.

Keshwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keshwa (Hindi: केशवा, Marathi: केशव) is most common in South Africa. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Keshwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keshwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,293,424th most widely held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. Keshwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Keshwa are found; 59 percent are found in Southern Africa and 59 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Keshwa is also the 311,400th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 704 people.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,321,407. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 51 percent live, Gauteng, where 27 percent live and Northern Cape, where 20 percent live. Aside from South Africa Keshwa occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 35 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Keshwa Last Name Statistics demography

Keshwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.11% less than the national average, earning R 92,424 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keshwah9250/
Kheshwa922/
Keshwai921/
Keshwas921/
Keswa915,560/
Kheswa8315,963/
Kashwa83631/
Qeshwa83259/
Keshva83201/
Keswai8349/
Keswad8342/
Kechwa8319/
Kgeswa8319/
Keshwe8310/
Kishwa835/
Keaswa834/
K'Eswa832/
Keswah831/
Ketswa831/
Keyswa831/
Koshwa830/
Kashwaa77370/
Koishwa77104/
Keshbah7750/
Khashwa778/
K'Heswa774/
Kechwas771/
Keuswah771/
Kashwah771/
Kuishwa771/
Keysway771/
Khetswa771/
Kh'eswa771/
Kyoshwa771/
Kqashwa771/
Keitswa771/
Ketswat771/
Kaswa733,649/
Kiswa731,286/
Keswe7338/
Kesua7338/
Kesva7313/
Koswa7313/
Keswo7313/
Keswi733/
Kashwaha7141/
Kishwaha718/
Koshwaha713/
Kyshwaha713/
Kaishwad711/
Kaishwas711/
Khashwah711/
Keatsway711/
Khoshwaa711/
Gqetshwa711/
Qashwa671,436/
Qeshwi67827/
Kiswaa67702/
Kaswai67208/
Kasway67180/
Kiswah67139/
Kashua67107/
Khiswa6775/
Kasswa6762/
Keshvi6737/
Khezwa6734/
Keshve6731/
Kesbeh6724/
Kesvad6722/
Keshue6719/
Kashva6717/
Kisway6714/
Kaiswa6712/
Khaswa6712/
Kaswah6711/
Qoshwa6710/
Kishwe678/
Kessba678/
Kuiswa677/
Coshwa677/
Kishva676/
Kisswa676/
Khoswa675/
Kuishwaha675/
Cheswa675/
Kishua674/
Kiswas674/
Qeshba674/
Kgeswe674/
Koshva673/
Keshvo673/
Kesvat673/
Koswai672/
Kaaswa671/
Kaswwa671/
Kheswe671/
Kisuha671/
Kosswa671/
Koszwa671/
Keswit671/
Keshui671/
Cashwa670/

Keshwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keshwa in the Marathi language
केशवkesava88.24
केशवाkesava11.76
Keshwa in the Hindi language
केशवाkesava87.5
केशवkesava12.5

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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
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  • 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 Keshwa
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