Pirkash Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Pirkash Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 154 | 1:1,160,025 | 14,113 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
Pirkash (169) may also be a first name.
Pirkash Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pirkash Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pirkash (Hindi: प्रकाश) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pirkash? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,290,735th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pirkash are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 703,581st most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 169 people.
Pirkash is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 1,160,025. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Sindh, where 99 percent live and Balochistan, where 1 percent live. Excluding Pakistan this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pirkas | 92 | 16 | / |
| Pirkhasht | 88 | 19 | / |
| Perkash | 86 | 1,561 | / |
| Prekash | 86 | 210 | / |
| Purkash | 86 | 30 | / |
| Pirkesh | 86 | 20 | / |
| Pirkasd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pirkhosh | 80 | 68 | / |
| Perkasht | 80 | 62 | / |
| Perkaash | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pirkoush | 80 | 2 | / |
| Purkaash | 80 | 1 | / |
| Peerkash | 80 | 1 | / |
| Perkaesh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Perkhash | 80 | 1 | / |
| Prekas | 77 | 1,082 | / |
| Perkas | 77 | 606 | / |
| Pirkos | 77 | 40 | / |
| Pyrkas | 77 | 39 | / |
| Purkas | 77 | 31 | / |
| Pirkotsch | 75 | 7 | / |
| Peirkhosh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Perkaus | 71 | 126 | / |
| Perkach | 71 | 43 | / |
| Perkesh | 71 | 6 | / |
| Phurkas | 71 | 4 | / |
| Prekkas | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pierkos | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pierkaz | 71 | 2 | / |
| Purkesh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Perkahs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pyrkach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purkhas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Piercas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pirkeus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Perkosh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Perkhas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purkass | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purkais | 71 | 1 | / |
| Perkhach | 67 | 104 | / |
| Pyrkosch | 67 | 67 | / |
| Perkhass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pirzkosz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Perkhosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Perkhaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Perkache | 67 | 1 | / |
Pirkash Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pirkash in the Hindi language | ||
| प्रकाश | prakasa | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Pirkash
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