Vinayak Forename

6,317th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 166,509 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Vinayak Forename User-submission:

The name Vinayak refers to Lord Ganesh, meaning 'leader', 'guide', 'remover of obstacles', and 'teacher'. It is the name of Garud, the vehicle of Lord Vishnu.

Vinayak Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India
100%
162,5151:7,475944
United States
100%
7771:466,58612,604
Oman-5881:6,988910
Poland-5651:67,3051,669
Saudi Arabia-4661:66,1217,124
Nepal
100%
3181:89,5835,178
Qatar
100%
2861:8,2851,329
England
100%
1611:345,3608,345
Kuwait-1521:24,9032,523
Bahrain-1331:10,1401,551
Canada-931:356,27310,623
Thailand
100%
651:1,077,93638,180
Australia-561:243,8865,497
United Arab Emirates-531:134,9439,419
New Zealand-341:133,4135,144
Singapore
67%
 
281:224,5388,753
Netherlands
100%
261:650,08013,961
Malaysia
100%
251:1,217,99840,661
Germany
100%
241:4,028,24517,729
South Africa
100%
141:3,895,18990,619
China-91:151,783,97666,907
Wales
100%
81:386,7895,520
Iceland-81:45,7522,854
Indonesia-81:32,245,458686,574
Switzerland-71:1,173,35712,989
Hong Kong-71:1,107,5326,332
Kenya-71:6,615,30131,578
Sweden
100%
61:1,642,98427,315
Finland-51:1,096,6379,775
Russia-41:36,058,42683,389
Nigeria-41:44,391,090271,718
Norway
100%
41:1,283,08216,224
Italy-41:15,265,52238,916
Scotland
100%
41:1,337,59211,885
Japan-31:42,662,01963,122
Trinidad and Tobago-31:453,80618,410
Maldives-31:144,6343,056
Brazil-31:71,412,051442,691
France-21:33,235,17058,100
Denmark-21:2,824,74921,465
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Philippines-11:106,009,477690,015
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Northern Ireland-11:1,843,1463,737
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Angola-11:26,966,6067,835
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Egypt-11:91,900,94653,283
Fiji-11:892,3783,968
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Gibraltar-11:34,138985
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Liberia-11:4,412,06136,340
Libya-11:6,221,3093,060
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Malta-11:429,3603,141
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Mexico-11:124,144,427140,512

Vinayak (4,866) may also be a surname.

Vinayak Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Vinayak refers to Lord Ganesh, meaning 'leader', 'guide', 'remover of obstacles', and 'teacher'. It is the name of Garud, the vehicle of Lord Vishnu.

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Vinayak Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

Vinayak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vinayak in the Russian language
Винаякvinaak-

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