Pragyan Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Pragyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Pragyan (2,390) may also be a first name.
Pragyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pragyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pragyan (Bengali: প্রজ্ঞান, Hindi: प्रज्ञान, Marathi: ग्यान, Oriya: ପଜ୍ଞା) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Pragyan.
How Common Is The Last Name Pragyan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,876,555th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Pragyan live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Pragyan is also the 151,848th most frequently occurring given name in the world It is held by 2,390 people.
The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 17,838,730. In India Pragyan is most prevalent in: Odisha, where 37 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 14 percent reside and Bihar, where 12 percent reside. Apart from India Pragyan occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pragyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pragyan in the Bengali language | ||
| প্রজ্ঞান | prajnana | - |
| Pragyan in the Marathi language | ||
| ग्यान | gyana | - |
| Pragyan in the Hindi language | ||
| प्रज्ञान | prajnana | 92.92 |
| प्रज्ञा | prajna | 3.54 |
| प्रज्ञां | prajnam | 1.77 |
| प्राज्ञान | prajnana | 0.88 |
| प्रजान | prajana | 0.88 |
| Pragyan in the Oriya language | ||
| ପଜ୍ଞା | pajna | 85.57 |
| ପଜ୍ଞାନ | pajnana | 4.98 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 2.65 |
| ରାୟ | raya | 2.49 |
| ନାୟକ | nayaka | 1.16 |
| ପଜ୍ଞଯ୍ା | pajnaya | 0.5 |
| ପଗଯ୍ାନ | pagayana | 0.33 |
| ରଂଜନ | ranjana | 0.17 |
| ପଜ୍ଞାନ୍ | pajnan | 0.17 |
| ପଜ୍ଞନା | pajnana | 0.17 |
| ପୟାସୀ | payasi | 0.17 |
| ଅଗୱାଲ | agawala | 0.17 |
| ପଘଯ୍ା | paghaya | 0.17 |
| ପାରାଣୀ | parani | 0.17 |
| ପାଜ୍ଞାନ | pajnana | 0.17 |
| ପଜ୍ଞଯ୍ାନ | pajnayana | 0.17 |
| ପଗଯ୍ାଂ | pagayam | 0.17 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pragyan
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