Rukesh Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Norway

Rukesh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rukesh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India301:25,568,846339,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rukesh (2,736) may also be a first name.

Rukesh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rukesh (Bengali: রুকেশ, Hindi: रूकेश, Marathi: रुकेश, Oriya: ରୁେକଶ, Russian: Рукеш) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rukesh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Rukesh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Rukesh are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 139,785th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,736 people.

The last name Rukesh is most widespread in India, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 25,568,846. In India it is most frequent in: Telangana, where 27 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 17 percent live and Bihar, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account India Rukesh occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 3 percent live and Norway, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raukesh922/
Rukhesh921/
Rukes91732/
Ruckes83573/
Ruikes83214/
Roukes8394/
Raukes8371/
Rikesh8347/
Rokesh8317/
Reukes8312/
Ruskes837/
Rutkes834/
Rukash833/
Rukees831/
Rukaish773/
Rikkesh772/
Ruckeis771/
Rauckes771/
Rokeish771/
Raukash771/
Rokes73567/
Rikes73175/
Rukis7368/
Rukys735/
Rukej732/
Rukec731/
Ruces731/
Reuskees710/
Rucketts710/
Rukketts710/
Rookes67981/
Rickes67846/
Ruškys67474/
Rutkis67274/
Rukasz67161/
Ruikis67142/
Riekes67140/
Roukis67130/
Riques67113/
Rückes6755/
Rauces6735/
Rikess6730/
Rikash6724/
Ruckis6723/
Ruskys6722/
Rouces6721/
Rockes6719/
Ruykis6712/
Ruches6711/
Rukais677/
Ruques677/
Ruikys675/
Rokies675/
Rudkis675/
Ruceis674/
Reukis673/
Rukyos673/
Rokish672/
Rikish672/
Rukios671/
Rukiss671/
Ruices671/
Rukhis671/
Ruškis671/
Ruqash671/
Rokhes671/
Rucish670/

Rukesh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rukesh in the Oriya language
ରୁେକଶruekasa-
Rukesh in the Bengali language
রুকেশrukesa87.5
রোকেশrokesa12.5
Rukesh in the Hindi language
रूकेशrukesa87.46
रुकेशrukesa11.19
रौकेशraukesa0.34
ंरूकेशnrukesa0.34
रूकमेशrukamesa0.34
राकेशrakesa0.34
Rukesh in the Marathi language
रुकेशrukesa70.57
रूकेशrukesa13.29
केशkesa7.91
ऋकेशrkesa3.16
रुपेशrupesa1.58
राकेशrakesa0.95
मुकेशmukesa0.63
रूपेशrupesa0.32
रूकेषrukesa0.32
रुकेशानेrukesane0.32
ऋकेषrkesa0.32
Rukesh in the Russian language
Рукешrukes-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rukesh
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