All around the world, Rakesh (Rakesh 
, राकेश , Ракеш 
) is a prevalent masculine forename. The first name Rakesh is characteristic of India, where it is a common masculine name, Qatar, where it is a common principally male, but very seldom feminine name, and United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a common boy's name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in India, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. Very seldom, Rakesh is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Rakesh | United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Nepal, India |
| राकेश | India |
| Ракеш | United States, Ukraine, Russia, Kyrgyzstan |
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rakesh bhatnagar Vice Chancellor of the Banaras Hindu University, IN (b. 1951) |
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rakesh sharma Indian civil servant and politician, IN (b. 1955) |
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rakesh singha politician, IN (b. 1956) |
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rakesh pal singh Indian politician, IN (b. 1959) |
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rakesh yankaran Trinidad and Tobago musician, TT (b. 1959) |
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rakesh k. mishra Indian biologist, IN (b. 1961) |
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rakesh khanna Atos Syntel's Chief Executive Officer and President, IN (b. 1962) |
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rakesh rajani Tanzanian civil society leader, TZ (b. 1966) |
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rakesh sharma (b. 1958) |
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rakesh kumar tripathi Indian film director, IN (b. 1970) |
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rakesh chaurasia Indian flutist, IN (b. 1971) |
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rakesh ranjan kumar Indian film director and writer, IN (b. 1972) |
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rakesh pratap singh Indian politician, IN (b. 1976) |
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rakesh satyal American writer, US |
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rakesh agrawal American chemical engineer |
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