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 last name Keshwa (Hindi: केशवा, Marathi: केशव) occurs most in South Africa. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keshwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,293,424th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname Keshwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Keshwa reside; 59 percent reside in Southern Africa and 59 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Keshwa is also the 311,400th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 704 people.

Keshwa is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,321,407. In South Africa Keshwa is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 51 percent are found, Gauteng, where 27 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 20 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 35 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Keshwa
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