Pragana Surname

441,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 775 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Pragana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pragana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal3491:29,8521,897
Brazil2701:792,86828,787
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
France171:3,907,219231,005
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
India61:127,844,230863,365
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Pragana (282) may also be a first name.

Pragana Last Name Facts

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

Pragana (Hindi: प्रगना, Marathi: परगणा, Oriya: ପଗଣା) occurs most in Portugal. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pragana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 441,383rd most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 9,403,285 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Pragana reside; 46 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 46 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Pragana is also the 527,582nd most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 282 people.

This last name is most common in Portugal, where it is borne by 349 people, or 1 in 29,852. Not including Portugal Pragana exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 35 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Pragana Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pragana surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Pragana earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.54% less than the national average, earning $41,189 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Praghana935/
Praganait8844/
Pranggana888/
Pranganna881/
Pragane86219/
Pregana8652/
Pragano8643/
Pragani8642/
Progana865/
Praghane80236/
Pragonas801/
Praganes801/
Phragani801/
Praghange751/
Pragono71108/
Progano7173/
Pregano7131/
Pregona7121/
Proganó711/
Prageno711/
Proganò711/
Prangono6758/
Prágainé671/
Proganno671/
Preagone670/
Progonnaya593/
Progono5716/
Progeno571/
Progoni571/
Progonis537/
Progonos531/
Progonnyy504/

Pragana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pragana in the Hindi language
प्रगनाpragana94.74
प्रगणाpragana5.26
Pragana in the Marathi language
परगणाparagana75
राजेागनाrajeagana25
Pragana in the Oriya language
ପଗଣାpagana66.67
ପଗଣାନାpaganana11.11
ପାରଗଣାparagana11.11
ପଗନାpagana11.11

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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 Pragana
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