Kesken Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Kesken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kesken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2861:272,10318,370
Northern Cyprus381:8,3952,026
England51:11,143,612252,590
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kesken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kesken occurs most in Turkey. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kesken is the 833,931st most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 22,016,755 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Kesken are found; 61 percent are found in West Asia and 61 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most numerous in Turkey, where it is carried by 286 people, or 1 in 272,103. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 32 percent live, Konya Province, where 28 percent live and Izmir Province, where 11 percent live. Beside Turkey this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 11 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keskin83188,036/
Keskün83155/
Kasken8368/
Kisken8349/
Keskyn8310/
Kosken8310/
Keskýn832/
Keskın831/
Keesecken800/
Keaskin7760/
Keshkin7733/
Kaisken7721/
Koshken779/
Kashken777/
Kaskeen775/
Ketskin775/
Keskina773/
Keschen771/
Keeskin770/
Khoshken71117/
Keshkina719/
Kaeshkin716/
Keshchen711/
Koiseken711/
Kasskeen711/
Koskienė711/
Kheshkin711/
Keischen710/
Kiskin671,781/
Kaskin67912/
Koskin67755/
Koskyn67161/
Keçkin67152/
Kyskyn67112/
Keskinova67108/
Casken6744/
Köşken6722/
Köçken6719/
Kezkin6712/
Kaskyn6710/
Kyskin674/
Ceskin673/
Kaçken671/
Köskün671/
Keskinová671/

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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 Kesken
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