Parakash Surname
Approximately 1,911 people bear this surname
Parakash Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,863 | 1:411,737 | 21,669 |
| Pakistan | 23 | 1:7,767,125 | 41,967 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Parakash (4,747) may also be a first name.
Parakash Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Parakash Come From? nationality or country of origin
Parakash (Hindi: प्रकाश, Marathi: आकाश, Oriya: ପରକାଶ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Parakash click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Parakash? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 215,090th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,813,472 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Parakash live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Parakash is also the 99,341st most widely held forename on earth It is held by 4,747 people.
Parakash is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 1,863 people, or 1 in 411,737. In India Parakash is most prevalent in: Rajasthan, where 38 percent live, Haryana, where 21 percent live and Chandigarh, where 18 percent live. Not including India this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 1 percent live and Qatar, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraskash | 94 | 1 | / |
| Parakasch | 94 | 1 | / |
| Parakhash | 94 | 1 | / |
| Parakashp | 94 | 1 | / |
| Parakashe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Parrakash | 94 | 1 | / |
| Pasrakash | 94 | 1 | / |
| Parakas | 93 | 87 | / |
| Parakhashe | 89 | 59 | / |
| Paharakash | 89 | 3 | / |
| Parashkash | 89 | 1 | / |
| Parakhas | 88 | 49 | / |
| Parakesh | 88 | 28 | / |
| Perakash | 88 | 20 | / |
| Porakash | 88 | 3 | / |
| Patrakas | 88 | 2 | / |
| Parakast | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pharakas | 88 | 1 | / |
| Paraikas | 88 | 1 | / |
| Patrakais | 82 | 1 | / |
| Parakhajh | 82 | 1 | / |
| Parakhach | 82 | 1 | / |
| Parakos | 80 | 14 | / |
| Parekas | 80 | 12 | / |
| Perakas | 80 | 4 | / |
| Parokas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Paracas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Parakhahas | 78 | 81 | / |
| Patrakhaus | 78 | 9 | / |
| Parekhas | 75 | 65 | / |
| Parakhaj | 75 | 62 | / |
| Paroukas | 75 | 46 | / |
| Parakhac | 75 | 24 | / |
| Perekash | 75 | 5 | / |
| Paragkos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Paracase | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pharakac | 75 | 1 | / |
| Perakkas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Perakesh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Patrakos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pairacas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Patragkos | 71 | 23 | / |
| Parakhaic | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pharokhas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Parakhauj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Parakosova | 67 | 59 | / |
| Porakos | 67 | 57 | / |
| Parakoz | 67 | 37 | / |
| Perakos | 67 | 32 | / |
| Parakoc | 67 | 28 | / |
| Parakozova | 67 | 18 | / |
| Paracos | 67 | 4 | / |
| Peirauskas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Parecas | 67 | 1 | / |
Parakash Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Parakash in the Hindi language | ||
| प्रकाश | prakasa | 83.36 |
| परकाश | parakasa | 16.41 |
| पारकाश | parakasa | 0.11 |
| पा्रकाश | parakasa | 0.06 |
| ्परकाश | parakasa | 0.03 |
| प्रकाश्ा | prakasa | 0.03 |
| Parakash in the Oriya language | ||
| ପରକାଶ | parakasa | 63.64 |
| ପାରକାଶ | parakasa | 18.18 |
| ପାରକାଷ | parakasa | 9.09 |
| ପାରକା | paraka | 9.09 |
| Parakash in the Marathi language | ||
| आकाश | akasa | 37.5 |
| पारखी | parakhi | 12.5 |
| परकाश | parakasa | 12.5 |
| परकश | parakasa | 12.5 |
| पंकाश | pankasa | 12.5 |
| फकाश | phakasa | 12.5 |
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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 Parakash
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