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 last name Kesken is found most frequently in Turkey. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 833,931st most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 22,016,755 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Kesken live; 61 percent live in West Asia and 61 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 286 people, or 1 in 272,103. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 32 percent are found, Konya Province, where 28 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Turkey Kesken occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 11 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

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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