Paraksh Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Paraksh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paraksh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India871:8,816,843179,063
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560

Paraksh (64) may also be a first name.

Paraksh Last Name Facts

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

Paraksh (Hindi: प्रकाश) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paraksh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Paraksh is the 1,980,395th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Paraksh live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 52 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,223,525th most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 64 people.

The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 8,816,843. In India Paraksh is primarily found in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 51 percent are found, Delhi, where 46 percent are found and Bihar, where 1 percent are found. Other than India this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paraks926/
Paroksh8623/
Patrakscht8215/
Parracks801/
Pareks7712/
Paracs774/
Parags773/
Parracs711/
Parax673/
Patragst672/

Paraksh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paraksh in the Hindi language
प्रकाशprakasa-

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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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  • 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 Paraksh
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