Prachya Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Prachya Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Hebrew word פרחי-ה, meaning 'God's flowers'.

Prachya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Prachya (1,937) may also be a first name.

Prachya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Hebrew word פרחי-ה, meaning 'God's flowers'.

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Prachya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prachya (Hindi: प्राच्या, Oriya: ପାଚଯ୍) is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prachya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Prachya live; 89 percent live in Southeast Asia and 89 percent live in Tai-Asia. Prachya is also the 172,339th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 1,937 people.

This last name is most common in Thailand, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 8,829,793. In Thailand it is primarily found in: Udon Thani Province, where 50 percent are found, Chiang Mai Province, where 13 percent are found and Songkhla Province, where 13 percent are found. Besides Thailand Prachya exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pratchya931/
Prakhya86317/
Prachia868/
Prashya864/
Prakhyaa803/
Prakhyay801/
Prachiad801/
Prachiat801/
Phrashya801/
Preachea801/
Prashyad801/
Prasya77177/
Prajya774/
Prachaiyo75450/
Prasyad7117/
Prochia713/
Prozhyha6737/
Proschia671/

Prachya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prachya in the Oriya language
ପାଚଯ୍pacay-
Prachya in the Hindi language
प्राच्याpracya50
प्राच्यpracya50

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