Pragya Surname

443,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Pragya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pragya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7511:1,021,39242,866
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Pragya (56,386) may also be a first name.

Pragya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pragya (Bengali: প্রজ্ঞা, Hindi: प्रज्ञा, Marathi: पराग, Oriya: ପଜ୍ଞା) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pragya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 443,594th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,464,345 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Pragya live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 16,691st most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 56,386 people.

This surname is most numerous in India, where it is held by 751 people, or 1 in 1,021,392. In India it is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 45 percent reside, Bihar, where 17 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 12 percent reside. Apart from India Pragya is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Progya834/
Pradya831/
Pradhya771/
Pradhyay711/
Pradia671,680/
Pradja67276/
Pradea6753/
Prodya677/
Pradeau622,090/
Pradias62102/
Pradija6234/
Pradiah6232/
Pradhia6225/
Pradiat6216/
Pradyot6213/
Pradiha621/
Pradhea621/
Prasdija5710/
Prodea501,253/
Pradio50113/
Prodia503/
Pradeo501/

Pragya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pragya in the Bengali language
প্রজ্ঞাprajna-
Pragya in the Hindi language
प्रज्ञाprajna98.14
प्रग्याpragya0.71
प्राज्ञाprajna0.38
प्रजाpraja0.19
प्रगयाpragaya0.13
प्रजpraja0.13
प्राज्ञprajna0.09
प्रज्ञprajna0.09
प्ऱज्ञाprajna0.02
प्राग्याpragya0.02
प्रागयाpragaya0.02
प्रसाprasa0.01
प्रग्यpragya0.01
प्रयग्याprayagya0.01
्प्रज्ञाprajna0.01
प्रयगाprayaga0.01
प्ऱ़़़़ज्ञाprajna0.01
प्रंज्ञाpranjna0.01
प्रभाprabha0.01
प्राज्ञयाprajnaya0.01
Pragya in the Oriya language
ପଜ୍ଞାpajna58.93
ପରମିତାparamita19.64
ପଗଯ୍ାpagaya5.36
ନାୟକnayaka3.57
ସାଗରsagara3.57
ରାଉତra'uta1.79
ପାରମିତାparamita1.79
Pragya in the Marathi language
परागparaga28.57
पगारेpagare23.81
पांगमpangama7.94
पगारpagara4.76
पायाळpayala4.76
राघवraghava3.17
रायबाrayaba3.17
पागडेpagade3.17
रायraya3.17
पगरpagara1.59
पायाजीpayaji1.59
परागेparage1.59
रगडेragade1.59
पायरेpayare1.59
रायजीrayaji1.59
पायरूpayaru1.59
रायगrayaga1.59
पारगेparage1.59

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Footnotes

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