Prab Surname

34,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Prab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia14,0231:1,104277
India1,2341:621,60929,693
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Prab (9,672) may also be a first name.

Prab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prab (Hindi: प्रब, Marathi: परब, Oriya: ପାବ) is more frequently found in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Prab? popularity and diffusion

The last name Prab is the 34,691st most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 476,965 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Prab live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 92 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Prab is also the 62,655th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 9,672 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Cambodia, where it is borne by 14,023 people, or 1 in 1,104. In Cambodia it is mostly concentrated in: Svay Rieng Province, where 20 percent reside, Phnom Penh, where 14 percent reside and Kampot Province, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Cambodia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prabh891,081/
Preab895/
Praeb891/
Prabt891/
Praub891/
Praib890/
Preabt8035/
Prattb803/
Prabhp801/
Prabdh801/
Prabhd801/
Prabht801/
Phreab801/
Vprabh801/
Prrabh801/
Prav75321/
Praw75253/
Prap7582/
Praf7560/
Prob7511/
Preb753/
Praybsz731/
Prova6717,812/
Preap67363/
Prafe67341/
Prawt6778/
Pravs6746/
Pratp6745/
Preib6729/
Praff6727/
Preub6726/
Praph6723/
Prapt6719/
Probs6717/
Praiw6715/
Preaw678/
Prawp678/
Prapp677/
Proeb676/
Prowa675/
Phraw674/
Praft673/
Prape673/
Praiv672/
Prauw672/
Pravz672/
Praws672/
Pravt671/
Pradp671/
Prawz671/
Proub671/
Prahw671/
Phrap671/
Prapf671/
Praps671/
Pradf671/
Preav671/
Prasf671/
Preeb670/
Probt670/
Prasp670/
Probp670/

Prab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prab in the Oriya language
ପାବpaba-
Prab in the Marathi language
परबparaba-
Prab in the Hindi language
प्रबpraba28.57
प्रबीताprabita14.29
प्रबीprabi14.29
प्रभावतीprabhavati14.29
प्रभाprabha14.29
प्रभजनprabhajana14.29

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prab
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