Viknesh Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Singapore

Viknesh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viknesh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India571:13,457,287231,997
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Viknesh (814) may also be a first name.

Viknesh Last Name Facts

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

Viknesh (Hindi: विकनेश, Marathi: िवकनेश) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Viknesh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,839,022nd most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Viknesh are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 56 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Viknesh is also the 286,493rd most commonly used first name globally, borne by 814 people.

The last name Viknesh is most widespread in India, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 13,457,287. In India Viknesh is most numerous in: Tamil Nadu, where 49 percent live, Pondicherry, where 26 percent live and Karnataka, where 7 percent live. Apart from India this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 17 percent live and Malaysia, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vicknesh9313/
Vikknesh932/
Viknes920/
Viknish861/
Biknesh861/
Vaikness8028/
Vickness8024/
Wiknes775/
Viknäs773/
Vicnes772/
Fisknes7154/
Veiknis715/
Weknesh714/
Bicknes710/
Wicknes710/
Wickness6723/
Vikhnich6714/
Bickness673/

Viknesh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Viknesh in the Hindi language
विकनेशvikanesa-
Viknesh in the Marathi language
िवकनेशivakanesa66.67
िवकनेसivakanesa33.33

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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 Viknesh
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