Benkatesh Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Benkatesh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
The surname Benkatesh (Hindi: बेंकटेश, Marathi: बकटेश) is found most frequently in India. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Benkatesh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Benkatesh is the 5,587,209th most widely held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Benkatesh reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 752,187th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 150 people.
The last name Benkatesh is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India it is most frequent in: Bihar, where 45 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 36 percent live and Uttarkhand, where 9 percent live. Besides India this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhenkatesh | 95 | 20 | / |
| Benktesh | 94 | 3 | / |
| Bhenkates | 89 | 6 | / |
| Bankatesh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bhenketesh | 84 | 10 | / |
| Bhenkatash | 84 | 4 | / |
| Bainkatesh | 84 | 1 | / |
| Venkatejsh | 84 | 1 | / |
| Bhenketes | 78 | 9 | / |
| Benkitsch | 78 | 3 | / |
| Benkadish | 78 | 1 | / |
| Banaktesh | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bankatsha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bhengatshe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Benkowitsch | 70 | 73 | / |
| Pankatshi | 67 | 109 | / |
| Bonkotshi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bankutshu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banqadesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangadesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banketshu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Binkitsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Venckaitis | 63 | 6 | / |
| Bankowitsch | 60 | 2 | / |
| bin Khidash | 60 | 1 | / |
| Benkotic | 59 | 14 | / |
| Pinkjawitsch | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pankotsch | 56 | 86 | / |
| Bangetsho | 56 | 4 | / |
| Bangutshe | 56 | 4 | / |
| Bongotsha | 56 | 1 | / |
| Bhangutshe | 53 | 3 | / |
| Bhangutsha | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bon Götsch | 53 | 1 | / |
| Pankewitsch | 50 | 13 | / |
| Pankewytsch | 50 | 2 | / |
| Pinkewitsch | 50 | 1 | / |
| Pankowitsch | 50 | 1 | / |
Benkatesh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benkatesh in the Marathi language | ||
| बकटेश | bakatesa | - |
| Benkatesh in the Hindi language | ||
| बेंकटेश | benkatesa | 96 |
| बेनकटेश | benakatesa | 4 |
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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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