Keswa Surname

86,620th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Keswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,0661:10,6941,330
Zimbabwe3971:38,8876,016
India261:29,502,515369,827
England221:2,532,63991,802
Zambia221:720,45126,729
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Keswa (209) may also be a first name.

Keswa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keswa (Hindi: केश्वा) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keswa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 86,620th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,310,710 people. The last name Keswa is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Keswa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 625,736th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 209 people.

The last name Keswa is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 5,066 people, or 1 in 10,694. In South Africa it is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 45 percent live, Gauteng, where 21 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 15 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.

Keswa Last Name Statistics demography

Keswa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.66% less than the national average, earning R 148,140 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kheswa9115,963/
Keshwa9169/
Keswai9149/
Keswad9142/
Kgeswa9119/
Keaswa914/
K'Eswa912/
Ketswa911/
Keswah911/
Keyswa911/
Keshwah8350/
K'Heswa834/
Kheshwa832/
Keitswa831/
Keshwai831/
Keshwas831/
Keuswah831/
Keysway831/
Khetswa831/
Kh'eswa831/
Ketswat831/
Kaswa803,649/
Kiswa801,286/
Kesua8038/
Keswe8038/
Keswo8013/
Koswa8013/
Kesva8013/
Keswi803/
Keatsway771/
Kiswaa73702/
Kashwa73631/
Qeshwa73259/
Kaswai73208/
Keshva73201/
Kasway73180/
Kiswah73139/
Khiswa7375/
Kasswa7362/
Khezwa7334/
Kesvad7322/
Kechwa7319/
Kisway7314/
Kaiswa7312/
Khaswa7312/
Kaswah7311/
Keshwe7310/
Kessba738/
Kuiswa737/
Kisswa736/
Kishwa735/
Khoswa735/
Cheswa735/
Kgeswe734/
Kiswas734/
Kesvat733/
Koswai732/
Kaswea732/
Kosswa731/
Keswit731/
Koszwa731/
Kaaswa731/
Kheswe731/
Kaswwa731/
Koshwa730/
Kashwaa67370/
Koishwa67104/
Keshbah6750/
Khiswah679/
Khashwa678/
Kitswat676/
Chesway676/
Keesbay673/
K'Hezwa672/
Kyoshwa671/
Kiswoha671/
Keisewe671/
Kitswad671/
Kissway671/
Kqashwa671/
Kuishwa671/
Kashwah671/
Keithsweat671/
Kaiswas671/
Kechwas671/
Gqetswa671/
Kiswaha671/

Keswa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keswa in the Hindi language
केश्वाkesva-

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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 Keswa
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