Pragash Surname

118,081st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Pragash Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pragash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka3,2891:6,327925
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
India1961:3,913,599107,087
Malaysia621:475,71324,024
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
England311:1,797,35772,927
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Singapore171:323,98313,856
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Pragash (3,299) may also be a first name.

Pragash Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pragash (Hindi: प्रगाश) is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pragash? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 118,081st most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,871,000 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Pragash live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Pragash is also the 124,561st most widespread first name internationally, held by 3,299 people.

This last name is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 3,289 people, or 1 in 6,327. Aside from Sri Lanka it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Pragash Last Name Statistics demography

Pragash earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Praghash931/
Pragas92704/
Pragah922/
Pragatsch881/
Pragesh865/
Pragadh863/
Pragaas862/
Pragase861/
Pragads861/
Prragas861/
Pragass861/
Praga831,736/
Pragache801/
Pragat77788/
Pranga77782/
Pragad77621/
Pragai77146/
Prraga7781/
Pragay7721/
Progas7720/
Pragač776/
Pragaj775/
Pragha772/
Pregas772/
Pragaa771/
Pragos771/
Progah771/
Pragga771/
Prangos71399/
Pragacz71346/
Praghat7184/
Prayqga7133/
Prangga7123/
Progosh7116/
Pragatz718/
Prongas715/
Prangho714/
Prokgah711/
Pragace711/
Praghot711/
Prago67467/
Proga67320/
Pranggos6784/
Prága6752/
Pragault671/
Progosch671/

Pragash Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pragash in the Hindi language
प्रगाशpragasa90
प्रगासpragasa10

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pragash
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