Pragas Surname

475,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Singapore

Pragas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pragas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3801:266,41639,178
India2501:3,068,26291,248
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
England101:5,571,806158,774
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pragas (6,969) may also be a first name.

Pragas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pragas (Hindi: प्रगास, Marathi: गास) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pragas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pragas is the 475,239th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,351,628 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Pragas reside; 59 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 54 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 77,788th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 6,969 people.

It is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 380 people, or 1 in 266,416. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Visayas, where 38 percent reside, Central Luzon, where 19 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 13 percent reside. Other than The Philippines this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in India, where 36 percent reside and Singapore, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pragash923,895/
Pragaas922/
Pragass921/
Prragas921/
Pragase921/
Pragads921/
Praga911,736/
Praghash861/
Pragat83788/
Pranga83782/
Pragad83621/
Pragai83146/
Prraga8381/
Pragay8321/
Progas8320/
Pragač836/
Pragaj835/
Pragah832/
Pragha832/
Pregas832/
Pragaa831/
Pragos831/
Pragga831/
Pragatsch801/
Prangos77399/
Pragacz77346/
Praghat7784/
Prayqga7733/
Prangga7723/
Pragatz778/
Prongas775/
Pragadh773/
Pragace771/
Prago73467/
Proga73320/
Prága7352/
Pranggos7184/
Pragault711/
Pragache711/
Progga672,885/
Prágai67433/
Pronga6743/
Prágay6731/
Prango6717/
Pragot678/
Praigo673/
Pragod671/
Praago671/
Progah671/
Progasova671/
Pragoo671/
Pragoj671/
Praggo671/

Pragas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pragas in the Hindi language
प्रगासpragasa98.44
प्रागासpragasa0.78
प्रगसpragasa0.39
प्रकासprakasa0.19
प्रगाशpragasa0.19
Pragas in the Marathi language
गासgasa75
गसgasa25

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