Pradhana Surname

3,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168,895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Pradhana Surname User-submission:

Pradhan is a ministerial title used in regions of Hindu cultural tradition that equates to the more popular term Vizier in rank and function; also equates to chief or leader.

Pradhana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India166,4921:4,607415
Indonesia2,3761:55,6606,160
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Pradhana (1,424) may also be a first name.

Pradhana Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Pradhan is a ministerial title used in regions of Hindu cultural tradition that equates to the more popular term Vizier in rank and function; also equates to chief or leader.

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Pradhana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pradhana (Hindi: प्रधाना, Marathi: धान, Oriya: ପଧାନ) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pradhana? popularity and diffusion

Pradhana is the 3,320th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 43,148 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pradhana reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Pradhana is also the 206,824th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 1,424 people.

This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 166,492 people, or 1 in 4,607. In India it is most numerous in: Odisha, where 100 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 0 percent are found and Telangana, where 0 percent are found. Excluding India this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found and Singapore, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pradhana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pradhana in the Hindi language
प्रधानाpradhana-
Pradhana in the Oriya language
ପଧାନpadhana98.28
ଇପଧାନipadhana0.11
ମୁପଧାନmupadhana0.1
ସୁପଧାନsupadhana0.09
ବିୁପଧାନbiupadhana0.08
ପୁପଧାନpupadhana0.08
ରୁପଧାନrupadhana0.05
ବୁପଧାନbupadhana0.03
ଜୁପଧାନjupadhana0.02
ପଧାନାpadhana0.02
ଗାୁପଧାନgaupadhana0.02
ଶୁପଧାନsupadhana0.01
ନାୟକnayaka0.01
ଦୁପଧାନdupadhana0.01
ସିୁପଧାନsiupadhana0.01
ଇୁପଧାନiupadhana0.01
େକଦାରekadara0
ରେମଶremasa0
ପଧନpadhana0
ଦିଆଣୀdi'ani0
ଆେଲାକaelaka0
ପଭାସିନୀpabhasini0
ଧବଣିdhabani0
େଲାହରାelahara0
ରମାେଦବିramaedabi0
ଚକଧରcakadhara0
ରାମଚramaca0
ମମତାmamata0
ପଦାନpadana0
ଲଛମନlachamana0
ମାନଷmanasa0
ଅକ୍ଷୟaksaya0
ପାଟନpatana0
ଧୀେରdhiera0
ହଳଧରhaladhara0
ରାଊତra'uta0
ଭୂଷଣbhusana0
ହୁେସନhuesana0
ରୁବାଳାrubala0
ପଭାଷpabhasa0
େଲାଚନelacana0
ସୁେଲାଚନାsuelacana0
ଲାଲେମାହନlalemahana0
ରମାମଣୀramamani0
ଭାନୁମତିbhanumati0
ପାୟଲpayala0
ମନେମାହନmanemahana0
ବନିତାbanita0
େଚୖତନଯ୍ecatanay0
ସତଯ୍ଭାମାsataybhama0
ବାହାଲିଆbahali'a0
େମାହନemahana0
ସୁବନsubana0
ହଲିମାhalima0
ଶରତsarata0
ରାଉତରାୟra'utaraya0
ଭୂବନାନbhubanana0
ନିତଯ୍ାନnitayana0
ଚାୁପଧାନcaupadhana0
ମହାକୁଡାmahakuda0
ତପନୀtapani0
ପଭାତpabhata0
େରାହିତerahita0
ଭାନୁପିୟାbhanupiya0
ଶିୁପଧାନsiupadhana0
ରାଧାରାଣୀradharani0
ବଦୁଲତାbadulata0
ପକାଶpakasa0
ଜନତାjanata0
ମାଧବmadhaba0
ବାସଢbasadha0
ଯେଶାଦାyesada0
ବୃାବନbrabana0
ଭୁବନbhubana0
ଚହଳୀcahali0
ରିୁପଧାନriupadhana0
ବସୁେଦବbasuedaba0
ପଦିପpadipa0
ଝୁଲଣjhulana0
େତାଫାନetaphana0
ପବୀଣାpabina0
ଧେନରdhenara0
ଶିବଦsibada0
ମଦନmadana0
ବଦନିbadani0
ନେରଶnerasa0
ଅହଲଯ୍ାahalaya0
ସଚିଦାନsacidana0
ବାମେଦବbamedaba0
େଶଖରesakhara0
ସେରନserana0
ଭୀମେସନbhimesana0
ପଦିନୀpadini0
େତାପଧାନetapadhana0
ମିୁପଧାନmiupadhana0
କମଳାkamala0
ଅଜୁର୍ନajurna0
ରଣଜିତ୍ranajit0
ଅଭିନନ୍abhinan0
ଶଶଧରsasadhara0
ମେହରmehara0
ଜାନକୀjanaki0
ବାୁପଧାନbaupadhana0
କନକkanaka0
ରଂଜନranjana0
ଭଗବାନbhagabana0
ଚୁପଧାନcupadhana0
ଗୁୁପଧାନguupadhana0
ପତାପpatapa0
ଲକ୍ଷୀଧରlaksidhara0
ଯ୍ାରାଣୀyarani0
ପସାଦpasada0
ଅପଧାନapadhana0
ପଦୀପpadipa0
କାହନ୍ୁkahanu0
ମହାକୁଡmahakuda0
େକୁପଧାନekupadhana0
ରସାନrasana0
ବରାଡbarada0
ଅେଶାକaesaka0
ପେମାଦpemada0
ଶୀଧରsidhara0
ପାୁପଧାନpaupadhana0
ଅୁପଧାନaupadhana0
ରମାକାramaka0
ଲକ୍ଷଣlaksana0
ରାଉତra'uta0
ସାମଲsamala0
ଚରଣcarana0
ପିୁପଧାନpiupadhana0
ମହାପାତmahapata0
କୁପଧାନkupadhana0
ପଧନାpadhana0
ପରିଡାparida0
ନାୁପଧାନnaupadhana0
Pradhana in the Marathi language
धानdhana53.33
धनाdhana33.33
धानाdhana13.33

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