Parakesh Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Parakesh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parakesh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India271:28,409,829361,298
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Parakesh (61) may also be a first name.

Parakesh Last Name Facts

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

Parakesh (Hindi: परकेश, Marathi: परकेश, Oriya: ପରେକଶ) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parakesh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Parakesh is the 3,730,171st most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Parakesh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Parakesh are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 57 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Parakesh is also the 1,257,960th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 61 people.

This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 28,409,829. In India it is primarily found in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 41 percent reside, Delhi, where 30 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 15 percent reside. Beside India this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Parakesh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parakesh in the Oriya language
ପରେକଶparekasa-
Parakesh in the Marathi language
परकेशparakesa80
पारकेशparakesa20
Parakesh in the Hindi language
परकेशparakesa78.26
प्रकाशprakasa13.04
पारकेशparakesa8.7

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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 Parakesh
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