Keshwal Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Fiji

Keshwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Keshwal Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India131:59,005,029552,550
Fiji11:894,3914,568
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Keshwal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keshwal (Hindi: केशवाल, Marathi: केशवाल) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Keshwal.

How Common Is The Last Name Keshwal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Keshwal occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Keshwal live; 87 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Keshwal is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 59,005,029. In India it is mostly found in: Madhya Pradesh, where 46 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent live and Delhi, where 8 percent live. Other than India Keshwal occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Fiji, where 7 percent live and New Zealand, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keswal9212/
Kashwal8618/
Koshwal8616/
Kehwald862/
Keshval862/
Kewal835,510/
Khashwal801/
Kewale77195/
Koswal77146/
Kesval7741/
Kaswal7735/
Khewal7735/
Keiwal7729/
Kejwal7715/
Khiwal7710/
Keewal773/
Kiswal771/
Kewall771/
Kewahl771/
Kewaal771/
Koschwall752/
Kesswalle751/
Khewale71201/
Keiwall7198/
Khoiwal7176/
Khaiwal7159/
Kiewall7127/
Kaiswal7110/
Kihwale718/
Kevhale717/
Khiwale715/
Åkewall714/
Kashual714/
Kethval713/
Khaswal712/
Kiswale711/
Kashval711/
Keval6715,623/
Kiwal6776/
Kewol6713/
Khaiwale675/
Kehvaldt671/
Khoshval671/
Cashwall671/
Qewal671/
Kaishval671/
Caeswall670/
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Keshwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keshwal in the Hindi language
केशवालkesavala-
Keshwal in the Marathi language
केशवालkesavala66.67
केशवलkesavala33.33

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