Pragasam Surname

436,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 787 people bear this surname

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

Pragasam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pragasam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia2371:124,4488,131
India2051:3,741,782103,944
United Arab Emirates1571:58,3585,656
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Australia321:843,61652,533
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Singapore211:262,27211,611
England171:3,277,533109,658
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Pragasam (106) may also be a first name.

Pragasam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pragasam (Marathi: गासम) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pragasam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 436,213th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 9,259,906 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Pragasam live; 33 percent live in Southeast Asia and 30 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pragasam is also the 915,176th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 106 people.

The surname Pragasam is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 237 people, or 1 in 124,448. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Selangor, where 47 percent reside, Perak, where 13 percent reside and Penang, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in India, where 26 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 20 percent reside.

Pragasam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pragasam last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pragasam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 33.68% less than the national average, earning R 157,596 per year; in United States they earn 32.88% more than the national average, earning $57,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.29% less than the national average, earning $46,062 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pragassam94116/
Ppragasam941/
Pragasan8837/
Progasam881/
Pragasom881/
Pregasam881/
Pregassam822/
Pragashan822/
Pragassang781/
Progasom7530/
Pragasen7519/
Pragason750/
Pragassen7190/
Praigason711/
Progasian711/
Progajang592/

Pragasam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pragasam in the Marathi language
गासमgasama-

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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 Pragasam
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