Prafulla Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Prafulla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prafulla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1531:5,013,499125,565
Qatar221:107,18211,536
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Prafulla (100,041) may also be a first name.

Prafulla Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prafulla (Bengali: প্রফুল্ল, Hindi: प्रफुल्ल, Marathi: पौल, Oriya: ପଫୁଲ) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Prafulla click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prafulla? popularity and diffusion

Prafulla is the 1,218,745th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Prafulla reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 79 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 10,185th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 100,041 people.

Prafulla is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 5,013,499. In India Prafulla is primarily concentrated in: Madhya Pradesh, where 14 percent are found, Bihar, where 13 percent are found and Chhattisgarh, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account India it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 11 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent are found.

Prafulla Last Name Statistics demography

Prafulla earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Praffulla9424/
Prafullya941/
Prafula9316/
Prafullo8891/
Profulla8816/
Praffula884/
Prafulli882/
Prafulya881/
Prafulle881/
Praphulla8215/
Prafullit827/
Profullah821/
Prafhullo821/
Prafulo80188/
Prafulit754/
Praphula751/
Praffulo751/
Praphullo719/
Praphullit678/
Profila674/
Profola672/
Praphulo6332/
Praphuly631/
Prophullo591/
Praphulit591/
Profilo53357/
Profilio50300/

Prafulla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prafulla in the Marathi language
पौलpaula-
Prafulla in the Bengali language
প্রফুল্লpraphulla96.95
প্রফুল্লাpraphulla1.02
প্রফুল্ল্যpraphullya0.34
Prafulla in the Oriya language
ପଫୁଲpaphula96.46
ପଫୁଲାଇଁpaphula'im0.79
ପଫୂଲpaphula0.66
ପପୁଲpapula0.29
ପଫୁଲଚpaphulaca0.22
ପଫୁଲାpaphula0.18
ପଫୁଲ୍paphul0.16
ପଫୁଳpaphula0.13
ରାଉଳra'ula0.13
ପପୁଂଲpapunla0.07
ପ'ଫୁଲpa'phula0.06
ରାଉତra'uta0.03
ପମିଳାpamila0.03
ପଫୁଲତାିpaphulatai0.02
ପାଫୁଲpaphula0.02
ପଫୁ୍ଲpaphula0.02
ପାଫୁଲାpaphula0.01
ପଫୁଲଲpaphulala0.01
ପଫୂଲନ୍paphulan0.01
କଫୁଲkaphula0.01
ଫଫୁଲphaphula0.01
କପିଳkapila0.01
ପଫୁଲାରୀpaphulari0.01
ପଳତାpalata0.01
ମଳିକmalika0.01
ପଫୁଲନ୍paphulan0.01
ପିସିରାଉତpisira'uta0.01
ସାମଲsamala0.01
ପଲାରpalara0.01
ମଲିକmalika0.01
ପାଲାକାpalaka0.01
ପପୁଲାଇଁpapula'im0.01
ଡାଂପଫୁଲdampaphula0.01
Prafulla in the Hindi language
प्रफुल्लpraphulla90.09
प्रफूल्लpraphulla4.18
प्रफुल्लाpraphulla4.04
प्रफूल्लाpraphulla0.88
प्रफूलpraphula0.2
प्राफुल्लpraphulla0.2
प्राफुल्लाpraphulla0.13
प्रफुलpraphula0.07
प्रफ़ूल्लprafulla0.07
प्रफ़ुल्लprafulla0.07

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Footnotes

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