Benkatesh Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Benkatesh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benkatesh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India111:69,733,217610,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Benkatesh (150) may also be a first name.

Benkatesh Last Name Facts

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

Benkatesh (Hindi: बेंकटेश, Marathi: बकटेश) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benkatesh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Benkatesh is the 5,587,209th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Benkatesh is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Benkatesh are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Benkatesh is also the 752,187th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 150 people.

It is most numerous in India, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India Benkatesh is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 45 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 36 percent live and Uttarkhand, where 9 percent live. Outside of India Benkatesh is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Benkatesh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benkatesh in the Marathi language
बकटेशbakatesa-
Benkatesh in the Hindi language
बेंकटेशbenkatesa96
बेनकटेशbenakatesa4

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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 Benkatesh
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