Prafull Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Prafull Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prafull Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India651:11,801,006214,148
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Prafull (29,286) may also be a first name.

Prafull Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prafull (Bengali: প্রফুল্ল, Hindi: प्रफुल्ल, Marathi: राहुल, Oriya: ପଫୁଲ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Prafull? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,255,512th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Prafull are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 28,419th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 29,286 people.

This last name is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 11,801,006. In India Prafull is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 65 percent reside, Bihar, where 15 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 6 percent reside. Besides India this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 6 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prafulle931/
Praful92203/
Prafful864/
Prafaul861/
Praphull8058/
Prraphull754/
Praphul71105/
Prafool712/
Praphphull711/
Profault677/
Profol621/
Praphol571/

Prafull Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prafull in the Bengali language
প্রফুল্লpraphulla99.42
প্রফূল্লpraphulla0.49
Prafull in the Hindi language
प्रफुल्लpraphulla88.55
प्रफूल्लpraphulla9
प्रफुल्ल्praphull1.23
प्रफुलpraphula0.41
प्रपुल्लprapulla0.41
प्रफल्लpraphalla0.2
प्रफूलpraphula0.2
Prafull in the Oriya language
ପଫୁଲpaphula82.29
ପଫୁଲ୍paphul12.5
ପଫୂଲpaphula4.17
ପାଫୁଲpaphula1.04
Prafull in the Marathi language
राहुलrahula39.53
प्रफुल्praphul13.95
राऊळra'ula11.63
रलालralala9.3
राहूलrahula9.3
पामुलालpamulala2.33
पहुलpahula2.33
पौलpaula2.33
राउळra'ula2.33
पारूलparula2.33
रसुलrasula2.33
पारुलparula2.33

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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 Prafull
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