Pragnya Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Pragnya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pragnya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India811:9,469,943186,993
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pragnya (1,748) may also be a first name.

Pragnya Last Name Facts

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

Pragnya (Hindi: प्रग्ञा, Marathi: परगण्या, Oriya: ପଜ୍ଞା) is found most frequently in India. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pragnya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,047,559th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Pragnya live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Pragnya is also the 183,257th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 1,748 people.

The last name is most frequent in India, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 9,469,943. In India Pragnya is most numerous in: Telangana, where 54 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 14 percent reside and Odisha, where 11 percent reside. Barring India it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pragnaya932/
Pragniya931/
Prragnya931/
Pragna92217/
Paragna8651/
Peragna8618/
Pragnay863/
Pragnye861/
Pragn8315/
Prgna831/
Pargny77121/
Prugna7781/
Bragna7773/
Progna7746/
Prigna7729/
Prigny777/
Pregny776/
Pregna776/
Pragne775/
Bragny773/
Pragni773/
Purgna772/
Prugny771/
Pargna770/
Praugn770/
Prgn731/
Perigny71758/
Périgny7160/
Parigny7130/
Prugnau7128/
Perogna7117/
Buragna7113/
Peragni717/
Baragna711/
Bryagna711/
Beragna711/
Peregna711/
Paragno711/
Paragne711/
Parigna711/
Peragne711/
Prugneau67144/
Pargn6710/
Barragna673/
Brignaya672/
Prigniau672/
Progn672/
Prigneau671/
Parragne671/
Peragnie671/
Prognaux671/
Prugn671/
Borgnaya671/
Prign670/

Pragnya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pragnya in the Marathi language
परगण्याparaganya-
Pragnya in the Oriya language
ପଜ୍ଞାpajna88.05
ପଜ୍ଞାପରମିତାpajnaparamita3.41
ନାୟକnayaka2.73
ପଜ୍ଞଯ୍ାpajnaya1.37
ପଜ୍ଞ୍ଜpajnja0.34
ପଜ୍ଞାମpajnama0.34
ମହାରଣାmaharana0.34
ପଣଅଡାpana'ada0.34
Pragnya in the Hindi language
प्रग्ञाpragna66.67
प्राग्ञाpragna16.67
प्रज्ञाprajna16.67

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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 Pragnya
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