Family name เก้ว (Keo 
, เก้ว) , in all the world, is quite a common last name. The family name เก้ว is characteristic of Laos, where it is quite a common surname, Cambodia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Botswana. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United States, Laos, and Indonesia. Also, เก้ว is the forename as well as the last name.