Karthikesh Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Karthikesh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karthikesh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Karthikesh (51) may also be a first name.

Karthikesh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karthikesh is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Karthikesh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karthikesh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Karthikesh reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Karthikesh is also the 1,396,783rd most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 51 people.

It is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India it is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 100 percent are found. Excluding India this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kartikesh953/
Krithikesh901/
Kartikis7816/
Kartikkis742/
Kortikis6730/
Kertikis671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Karthikesh
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