Prag Surname

270,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Denmark

Prag Surname User-submission:

An Ashkenazi Jewish surname, given to the Jewish based on where they were located (Prague, Czechoslovakia). This is common since Jewish last names were more of a newer practice, therefor they used surnames based on location or occupation.

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Prag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3941:137,50715,895
United States3371:1,075,54678,300
Germany1601:503,15942,903
Denmark1051:53,7595,507
Sweden1031:95,6006,949
India911:8,429,290174,159
England651:857,20145,134
Austria361:236,54028,356
Australia281:964,13257,058
Norway221:233,74025,571
Serbia181:396,94217,613
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
France21:33,211,361423,184
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

The alternate forms: Prág (1) are calculated separately.

Prag (2,127) may also be a first name.

Prag Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Ashkenazi Jewish surname, given to the Jewish based on where they were located (Prague, Czechoslovakia). This is common since Jewish last names were more of a newer practice, therefor they used surnames based on location or occupation. Prag was a variant of that, and followed after immigration and variants of the surname were put into place.

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Prag Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prag (Bengali: প্রাগলক্ষী, Hindi: प्राग, Marathi: पराग, Oriya: ପାଗ୍, Russian: Праг) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Prág. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Prag? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 270,601st most frequent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,057,284 people. The surname Prag occurs mostly in Europe, where 37 percent of Prag are found; 27 percent are found in Southern Africa and 27 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 162,945th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 2,127 people.

Prag is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 394 people, or 1 in 137,507. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 44 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 28 percent live and Gauteng, where 16 percent live. Outside of South Africa Prag occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Germany, where 11 percent live.

Prag Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prag has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prag last name rose 552 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prag Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Prag last name are 8.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.93% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Prag earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 9.8% less than the national average, earning 312,177 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.39% more than the national average, earning R 297,984 per year; in United States they earn 5.25% more than the national average, earning $45,415 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.01% more than the national average, earning $51,677 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prág921/
Pragt89483/
Praag89308/
Pragg89214/
Prayg897/
Phrag896/
Praig894/
Pragh892/
Prags892/
Praug890/
Prague80875/
Praigg8032/
Praagh807/
Praugh801/
Preagh800/
Praggs800/
Prragg800/
Prak752,248/
Prax751,643/
Prac75241/
Prog75187/
Praq751/
Pragova7369/
Preague731/
Pragová731/
Praugue730/
Prack67678/
Prakh67439/
Prake6741/
Preac6739/
Pract6720/
Praic6720/
Progg6714/
Praux6713/
Praik679/
Praak677/
Proug677/
Phrak677/
Preak673/
Proig672/
Progh672/
Przak671/
Pracc671/
Prosg671/
Hprak671/
Praix671/
Pracs671/
Progp671/
Preig670/
Praxh670/
Prasc670/

Prag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prag in the Bengali language
প্রাগলক্ষীpragalaksi-
Prag in the Oriya language
ପାଗ୍pag-
Prag in the Marathi language
परागparaga98.39
Prag in the Hindi language
प्रागpraga98.19
प्रगpraga0.19
प्रागाpraga0.1
Prag in the Russian language
Прагprag-

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