Sankesh Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Sankesh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sankesh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India181:42,614,743461,117
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sankesh (1,535) may also be a first name.

Sankesh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sankesh (Hindi: संकेश, Marathi: संकेश, Russian: Санкеш) is most common in India. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankesh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Sankesh are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 197,958th most commonly used given name globally. It is borne by 1,535 people.

The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 42,614,743. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 28 percent reside, Madhya Pradesh, where 22 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 17 percent reside. Beside India it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shankesh934/
Sankes9235/
Shankhesh881/
Sankies8616/
Sonkesh8614/
Sankhes867/
Jankesh865/
Shankes863/
Sankash861/
Sankeus861/
Sankeshova825/
Sankeich801/
Sankkese801/
Sanqeshe801/
Shankies800/
Sances771,084/
Cankes77116/
Jankes77114/
Sankis7740/
Sonkes7726/
Samkes771/
Schankies752/
Seangkets751/
Sanches71123,271/
Sancehz7193/
Sanques7113/
Sanhces718/
Jankish717/
Sancehs713/
Shances712/
Songkes711/
Sanckis711/
Sankhis711/
Jahnkes711/
Sanckez711/
Sancess711/
Jeankes710/
Saunches6760/
Sanchesz6724/
Sanchess6721/
Sanchezs6721/
Sanquest6715/
Sancehez6714/
Shanches6711/
Sianques675/
Sannches672/
Jankisch672/
Saanches672/
Chankech672/
Sanchees671/
Schankis671/
Zhankeshova671/
Sanquies671/
Sanhches671/
Sancheis671/

Sankesh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sankesh in the Marathi language
संकेशsankesa94.51
संकेतsanketa1.6
राकेशrakesa0.69
सांकेशsankesa0.46
साळुंखेsalunkhe0.46
संकेषsankesa0.46
गणेशganesa0.23
साळूंखेsalunkhe0.23
सनकेशsanakesa0.23
सकेशsakesa0.23
संकॆशsankesa0.23
साळुंकेsalunke0.23
साकेशsakesa0.23
Sankesh in the Hindi language
संकेशsankesa91.53
सनकेशsanakesa3.81
सन्केशsankesa2.12
संकेषsankesa1.27
सांकेशsankesa0.85
सनकेशीsanakesi0.42
Sankesh in the Russian language
Санкешsankes-

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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 Sankesh
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