Rankesh Surname

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

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Rankesh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rankesh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India101:76,706,538639,611
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Rankesh (296) may also be a first name.

Rankesh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rankesh (Hindi: रंकेश, Marathi: रंकेश) occurs most in India. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rankesh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Rankesh are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 512,632nd most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 296 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India Rankesh is most numerous in: Jharkhand, where 30 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 30 percent live and Karnataka, where 10 percent live. Outside of India this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 8 percent live and Malaysia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rangkesh932/
Rankes922/
Rankies863/
Rankash861/
Rangkash807/
Rangkish802/
Rances774,363/
Ronkes77237/
Rankis77123/
Ranches711,386/
Rankasz7143/
Ronkese7135/
Rangkis7123/
Rankich7113/
Rankych716/
Rancess712/
Ramkest711/
Reinkes711/
Ranquest675/
Ramkeich671/

Rankesh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rankesh in the Hindi language
रंकेशrankesa76.32
रणकेशranakesa9.21
रांकेशrankesa6.58
रनकेशranakesa3.95
रन्केशrankesa2.63
रण्केशrankesa1.32
Rankesh in the Marathi language
रंकेशrankesa66.67
रांकेशrankesa26.67
रामकेशramakesa6.67

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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 Rankesh
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