Praba Surname

163,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,649 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Praba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Praba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,1691:17,8002,457
India5931:1,293,53450,843
Philippines2361:428,97653,590
Indonesia2301:574,99645,970
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Malaysia461:641,17930,740
Singapore431:128,0865,748
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England141:3,979,861125,553
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Oman41:921,9937,313
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brunei11:418,7313,893

Praba (5,942) may also be a first name.

Praba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Praba (Bengali: প্রভা, Hindi: प्रबा, Marathi: परबा, Oriya: ପବା, Tibetan: པར་བ་) occurs most in Sri Lanka. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Praba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Praba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 163,864th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,751,055 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Praba reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 66 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 86,202nd most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 5,942 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,169 people, or 1 in 17,800. Other than Sri Lanka it exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent live and The Philippines, where 9 percent live.

Praba Last Name Statistics demography

Praba earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.55% more than the national average, earning $66,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prabha9140,903/
Prabat9129/
Prabah9124/
Prabas9120/
Prabea919/
Prabaa919/
Prabad917/
Prabaj913/
Prabau912/
Praiba912/
Prabaz911/
Praboa911/
Prahba911/
Phraba911/
Prabai911/
Prabhat835,030/
Prabash831,798/
Prabhas83174/
Prrabha8326/
Prabhau8314/
Prabhaa838/
Prabhad838/
Prabhap836/
Prabhay834/
Prabhaj834/
Prabaha833/
Prabhha832/
Pratbha832/
Pprabha831/
Prabaij831/
Prabhah831/
Prathba831/
Prabhaz831/
Prabach831/
Praybau831/
Prava80679/
Proba80556/
Prabo80129/
Prabi8063/
Prawa8032/
Preba8021/
Prabe809/
Próba805/
Praby801/
Prabhash77843/
Prabhaat776/
Prabhapp773/
Praabhat771/
Prabaath771/
Prabhaja771/
Prashbha771/
Prrabhat771/
Phrabhat771/
Prawai73689/
Prabhe73486/
Pravat73334/
Pravaz73211/
Prabej73149/
Prebay73139/
Pravaj7387/
Pravai7354/
Prawaj7350/
Pravas7349/
Prosba7342/
Pravah7339/
Prabez7321/
Praboo7319/
Prebai7319/
Probat7317/
Pravad7316/
Prośba7315/
Prabit7313/
Prabis7312/
Pravha7310/
Prabod739/
Prabij738/
Prabho738/
Prabes738/
Pravaa737/
Prawah737/
Praybe736/
Prabhi736/
Prébay736/
Pranpa734/
Prabet733/
Prabou732/
Prabuj732/
Prabed731/
Prabey731/
Pravap731/
Pravay731/
Prawad731/
Prabip731/
Praboj731/
Przaby731/
Probas731/
Probau731/
Pravoa731/
Pravìa731/
Prajua731/
Prabiy731/
Probay730/
Praber730/
Preabe730/
Prabahaat711/
Prabhashs711/
Prabhoo67129/
Prabodh67115/
Prabesh6786/
Probach6782/
Prabitz6762/
Provaas6746/
Prabish6739/
Pravash6722/
Praswad6720/
Prawaij6716/
Phranpa6715/
Pravaij677/
Pravatt675/
Pravaiz675/
Probash674/
Praweat674/
Pravadh673/
Prabeer673/
Praibiš673/
Probast673/
Phrawai673/
Proubay672/
Pravaha672/
Prabhes672/
Probaus672/
Pranpai672/
Praavat671/
Prabeed671/
Prabees671/
Prasuad671/
Prasvad671/
Prasvai671/
Pratber671/
Pratbhi671/
Pravaaj671/
Pravais671/
Pravhad671/
Pravhas671/
Pravhat671/
Prabhee671/
Prabher671/
Prabhod671/
Prabhuj671/
Prabosh671/
Prauvau671/
Prrabiy671/
Praibis671/
Prabhit671/
Prampha671/
Prahwat671/
Praboot671/
Praveau670/
Pravast670/

Praba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Praba in the Marathi language
परबाparaba-
Praba in the Hindi language
प्रबाpraba88.24
प्रभाprabha8.82
प्राबाpraba1.47
Praba in the Tibetan language
པར་བ་parwa66.67
པར་བཱ་parba33.33
Praba in the Oriya language
ପବାpaba66.67
ପଭାpabha33.33
Praba in the Bengali language
প্রভাprabha60
প্রবাpraba30
প্রবারানীprabarani10

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