Kesua Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kesua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kesua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kesua (42) may also be a first name.

Kesua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kesua (Hindi: केशुआ, Oriya: େକଶୁଆ) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesua? popularity and diffusion

Kesua is the 3,185,033rd most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 92 percent of Kesua reside; 92 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 92 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kesua is also the 1,566,439th most widespread given name in the world, borne by 42 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 232,963. In Papua New Guinea Kesua is most common in: New Ireland, where 31 percent are found, East New Britain, where 29 percent are found and Morobe, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keswa805,560/
Kasua801,224/
Kisua80591/
Kezua80200/
Kesva8013/
Kosua808/
Cesua801/
Kheswa7315,963/
Kossua731,526/
Keshva73201/
Kashua73107/
Kisuaa7380/
Keshwa7369/
Keswai7349/
Keswad7342/
Kesvad7322/
Kaisua7321/
Kgeswa7319/
Kasuay7318/
Kassua7311/
Kessba738/
Kissua736/
Khasua735/
Kishua734/
Keaswa734/
Kesvat733/
Kasuaa732/
K'Eswa732/
Ketswa731/
Keswah731/
Keyswa731/
Kisuha731/
Kosuay731/
Kerzua731/
Kosuah731/
Chesua730/
Cessua730/
Khesuoe67292/
Kechhua67182/
Khoshua6759/
Keshbah6750/
Keshwah6750/
Quessua6721/
Kaisuah6710/
Kidsuay675/
Kassuha674/
K'Heswa674/
Kasshua673/
Keesbay673/
Kytsuha673/
Quesuah672/
Kheshwa672/
Cheshua671/
Khetswa671/
Kh'eswa671/
Keshwai671/
Keshwas671/
Keuswah671/
Keitswa671/
Ketswat671/
Kassuah671/
Keysway671/
Koisuah671/

Kesua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kesua in the Hindi language
केशुआkesu'a-
Kesua in the Oriya language
େକଶୁଆekasu'a-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kesua
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