Praghan Surname
Approximately 462 people bear this surname
Praghan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 460 | 1:1,667,533 | 60,684 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Praghan (306) may also be a first name.
Praghan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Praghan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Praghan (Hindi: प्रघान, Marathi: घान, Oriya: ପଘାନ) is most common in India. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Praghan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 653,013th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 15,773,909 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Praghan reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 503,193rd most frequent given name internationally, held by 306 people.
This last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 460 people, or 1 in 1,667,533. In India it is primarily found in: Gujarat, where 76 percent live, Bihar, where 8 percent live and Maharashtra, where 8 percent live. Excluding India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Praghane | 93 | 236 | / |
| Pragan | 92 | 6 | / |
| Prangchan | 88 | 73 | / |
| Prangan | 86 | 561 | / |
| Pragane | 86 | 219 | / |
| Pragand | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pragham | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pragasen | 80 | 19 | / |
| Proughan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Praughon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Progan | 77 | 22 | / |
| Pragon | 77 | 10 | / |
| Pragassen | 75 | 90 | / |
| Pragasing | 75 | 2 | / |
| Prongchan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Prangon | 71 | 84 | / |
| Prägant | 71 | 23 | / |
| Phrongchan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Preegan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Praygam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Progahn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Progohn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Prangoon | 67 | 6 | / |
| Preigchandt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Preagone | 67 | 0 | / |
| Proganova | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pregon | 62 | 302 | / |
| Progon | 62 | 16 | / |
| Prachgosin | 59 | 17 | / |
| Prongon | 57 | 20 | / |
| Progoin | 57 | 1 | / |
| Preigon | 57 | 0 | / |
Praghan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Praghan in the Oriya language | ||
| ପଘାନ | paghana | - |
| Praghan in the Marathi language | ||
| घान | ghana | - |
| Praghan in the Hindi language | ||
| प्रघान | praghana | 97.37 |
| प्रघ्ान | praghana | 0.88 |
| प्रघ़्ान | praghaana | 0.88 |
| प्रघन | praghana | 0.88 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Praghan
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