Around the world, Dinesh (Dinesh 
, दिनेश , Динеш 
) is a prevalent masculine first name. The forename Dinesh is characteristic of India, where it is a common boy's name, Qatar, where it is a common principally masculine, but very seldom female name, and Sri Lanka, where it is quite a common male name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Southern Asia, particularly India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. Very seldom, Dinesh is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Dinesh | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Nepal, Sri Lanka, India |
| दिनेश | India |
| Динеш | Ukraine, Belarus, Russia |
| دينيش | Saudi Arabia, Yemen |
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dinesh chandra sinha Indian folklorist, IN (b. 1935) |
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dinesh mohan Indian academic, IN (b. 1945) |
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dinesh chandra goswami Indian writer, IN (b. 1949) |
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dinesh kumar prabhakar musical artist, IN (b. 1950) |
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dinesh dhamija British businessman, GB (b. 1950) |
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dinesh keskar Indian businessman, IN (b. 1954) |
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dinesh raheja Indian columnist, IN (b. 1957) |
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dinesh kaushik Indian politician, IN (b. 1960) |
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dinesh thakur Indian mathematician, IN (b. 1961) |
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dinesh kumar khara Chairman of the State Bank of India (b. 1961) |
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dinesh d'souza Indian-American political commentator, US (b. 1961) |
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| dinesh debbarma Indian Political Leader, IN (b. 1918) |
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dinesh gundu rao Indian politician, IN (b. 1969) |
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dinesh subba CN (b. 1962) |
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| dinesh c. bhardwaj botanist (1923-1995) (b. 1923) |
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