Pragyan Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Pragyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pragyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India431:17,838,730274,051
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

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) occurs most in India. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pragyan.

How Common Is The Last Name Pragyan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,876,555th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Pragyan reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Pragyan is also the 151,848th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,390 people.

The last name is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 17,838,730. In India Pragyan is primarily concentrated in: Odisha, where 37 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 14 percent are found and Bihar, where 12 percent are found. Besides India it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pradyan8689/
Pradyhan803/
Pradhyan801/
Pradian7198/
Pradjan711/
Pradean710/
Pradiang674/
Pradehan673/
Pradhean672/
Pradjhan671/
Prahadian6314/
Praudijan6311/
Pradhajhan593/
Prodian575/
Pradjam571/
Proudian53421/
Proodian53155/
Prodijan5325/
Prodijian501/

Pragyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pragyan in the Bengali language
প্রজ্ঞানprajnana-
Pragyan in the Marathi language
ग्यानgyana-
Pragyan in the Hindi language
प्रज्ञानprajnana92.92
प्रज्ञाprajna3.54
प्रज्ञांprajnam1.77
प्राज्ञानprajnana0.88
प्रजानprajana0.88
Pragyan in the Oriya language
ପଜ୍ଞାpajna85.57
ପଜ୍ଞାନpajnana4.98
ପଧାନpadhana2.65
ରାୟraya2.49
ନାୟକnayaka1.16
ପଜ୍ଞଯ୍ାpajnaya0.5
ପଗଯ୍ାନpagayana0.33
ରଂଜନranjana0.17
ପଜ୍ଞାନ୍pajnan0.17
ପଜ୍ଞନାpajnana0.17
ପୟାସୀpayasi0.17
ଅଗୱାଲagawala0.17
ପଘଯ୍ାpaghaya0.17
ପାରାଣୀparani0.17
ପାଜ୍ଞାନpajnana0.17
ପଜ୍ଞଯ୍ାନpajnayana0.17
ପଗଯ୍ାଂpagayam0.17

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