Keskin Surname

2,993rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188,036 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Keskin Surname User-submission:

Keskin means 'keen' or 'sharp' when translated to English.

Keskin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey182,6861:42638
Germany1,8281:44,0405,773
France7591:87,51312,509
Austria4691:18,1572,792
Netherlands3291:51,3298,815
England2551:218,50218,526
Belgium2471:46,5457,557
Northern Cyprus2451:1,302112
United States2151:1,685,856112,021
Sweden2001:49,2343,821
Denmark1301:43,4214,523
Russia951:1,517,085103,451
Switzerland911:90,2529,968
Bosnia and Herzegovina691:51,2526,350
Bulgaria591:118,2876,969
Romania411:489,70437,604
Australia401:674,89346,030
Canada391:944,75971,777
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Kazakhstan281:631,51843,439
Norway261:197,78022,769
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Qatar121:196,50026,891
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Finland71:785,24338,644
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
China41:341,830,39216,990
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683

Keskin (377) may also be a first name.

Keskin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Keskin means 'keen' or 'sharp' when translated to English.

- ciwan_k

Translated to English, it means 'sharp'.

- talhak_55

Keskin means 'sharp' in Turkish.

- kaankeskin

Keskin Last Name Facts

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

Keskin (Arabic: كسكين, Russian: Кескин) is found most in Turkey. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keskin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Keskin is the 2,993rd most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 38,756 people. Keskin is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Keskin live; 83 percent live in West Asia and 83 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Keskin is also the 446,783rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 377 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 182,686 people, or 1 in 426. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 6 percent are found and Samsun Province, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Turkey this surname exists in 68 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Keskin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Keskin has changed through the years. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Keskin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Keskin surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Keskin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.23% less than the national average, earning 238,000 kr per year; in United States they earn 26.45% more than the national average, earning $54,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.95% more than the national average, earning $52,142 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keaskin9260/
Keshkin9233/
Ketskin925/
Keskina923/
Keeskin920/
Keshkina869/
Kaeshkin866/
Kheshkin861/
Kiskin831,781/
Kaskin83912/
Koskin83755/
Kesken83331/
Keskün83155/
Keçkin83152/
Kezkin8312/
Keskyn8310/
Kyskin834/
Ceskin833/
Keskýn832/
Keskın831/
Keskinova80108/
Keskinová801/
Koshkin7715,434/
Kechkin772,573/
Kashkin772,330/
Kiskina771,423/
Kishkin77858/
Khaskin77153/
Kaszkin7726/
Kyskina7712/
Koszkin776/
Cesckin775/
Kkoskin774/
Keschin772/
Khoskin772/
Kioskin771/
Kisskin771/
Kaiskin770/
Kishkina71815/
Khoshkin71312/
Khashkin71172/
Cheshkin7194/
Khishkin7139/
Koschkin7125/
Kisskina714/
Kyshkina712/
Kaschkin711/
Khasskin711/
Khyshkin711/
Kashckin711/
Kisshkin711/
Koshkkin711/
Kischkin711/
Koskienė711/
Kizkin67371/
Kiskinova67230/
Koskyn67161/
Kozkin67132/
Khishkina67116/
Kyskyn67112/
Caskin67101/
Koçkin6733/
Coskin6717/
Kaskyn6710/
Koškin677/
Qesqin677/
Kyzkin675/
Kazkin674/
Kaçkin673/
Kuishkina671/
Koshshkin671/
Kashshkin671/
Köskün671/
Keesecken670/

Keskin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keskin in the Russian language
Кескинkeskin-
Keskin in the Arabic language
كسكينkskyn-

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