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) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pirkash? popularity and diffusion
Pirkash is the 1,290,735th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Pirkash reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 703,581st most common forename worldwide, borne by 169 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 1,160,025. In Pakistan Pirkash is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 99 percent are found and Balochistan, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Pakistan this last name exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 13 percent are found.
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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