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
Praghan (Hindi: प्रघान, Marathi: घान, Oriya: ପଘାନ) is most common in India. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Praghan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 653,013th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 15,773,909 people. The last name Praghan is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Praghan live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 503,193rd most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 306 people.
The surname Praghan is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 460 people, or 1 in 1,667,533. In India it is mostly found in: Gujarat, where 76 percent live, Bihar, where 8 percent live and Maharashtra, where 8 percent live. Besides India this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common 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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