Prah Surname

35,793rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Prah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana13,0231:2,075340
Slovenia8401:2,962426
United States4641:781,16160,501
England681:819,38343,863
Croatia601:70,47712,599
Austria441:193,53324,446
Canada431:856,87466,382
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
Ivory Coast341:678,56619,270
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Israel131:658,28045,106
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Prah (496) may also be a first name.

Prah Last Name Facts

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

Prah (Hindi: प्रह, Oriya: ପହ) occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 35,793rd most widely held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 494,305 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Prah live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 381,018th most numerous given name throughout the world, held by 496 people.

The surname is most frequent in Ghana, where it is held by 13,023 people, or 1 in 2,075. Without taking into account Ghana this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Prah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Prah last name are 11.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.7% being registered with the political party.

The amount Prah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.72% less than the national average, earning R 109,980 per year; in United States they earn 9.6% more than the national average, earning $47,293 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.32% more than the national average, earning $49,841 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prach891,428/
Praha89850/
Prash89324/
Prahs8953/
Bprah8929/
Praph8923/
Praah8918/
Pradh8915/
Prahu892/
Prahd891/
Phrah891/
Prauh890/
Pra8615,297/
Pracht804,019/
Prasch801,896/
Prahst80163/
Preach80110/
Prashd8096/
Pratch8062/
Praash8020/
Prahiy8013/
Phraah806/
Phrash805/
Prasdh804/
Prauch804/
Prahsd804/
Prauhs804/
Prathp803/
Prahay803/
Preash802/
Prasht801/
Pratsh801/
Prayth801/
Prabhp801/
Prachh801/
Pradsh801/
Prahtt801/
Praich801/
Prrash801/
Prashh801/
Prhath801/
Prashs800/
Prat7524,070/
Pray755,532/
Pras753,988/
Proa753,683/
Praz751,556/
Prai751,224/
Proh75952/
Prad75458/
Praß75417/
Prea75256/
Praj75209/
Prau75186/
Phra75159/
Prga75113/
Praa75108/
Prap7582/
Prôa7531/
Prra7529/
Bpra7517/
Préa7512/
Prač757/
Prha756/
Prza753/
Vpra751/
Praï751/
Prać751/
Praś751/
Ppra751/
Pfra751/
P'Ra751/
Hpra751/
Pratsch73994/
Prahová7312/
Prahach736/
Prausch736/
Prashsd734/
Prashth732/
Praasch731/
Prrasht731/
Prautch731/
P'Prach731/
Prachth731/
Prautsh730/
Pratt67162,427/
Prats6717,625/
Praud673,930/
Prass672,742/
Proch672,258/
Prast671,653/
Prais671,235/
Praus671,092/
Prasd671,064/
Pracz671,039/
Preas67533/
Preap67363/
Praiz67335/
Preat67316/
Praat67237/
Prautsch67187/
Prayd67162/
Praas67134/
Prosh67131/
Prait67114/
Praay67105/
Pradd67104/
Pradt6797/
Prauß6795/
Praid6794/
Praad6774/
Prhat6774/
Prays6768/
Prajz6747/
Pratp6745/
Práth6744/
Prața6743/
Praai6736/
Przha6734/
Phrai6721/
Prhad6720/
Praut6719/
Phras6718/
Prayt6715/
Prohy6714/
Praiy6714/
Prrad6713/
Praux6713/
Prioa6710/
Prads6710/
Priea678/
Pread677/
Prapp677/
Prraj676/
Prazt675/
Praij674/
Prgai674/
Prhaj674/
Preaz674/
Prras674/
Phrad673/
Prodh673/
Prauz673/
Prayz673/
Bprra672/
Phraj672/
Phrat672/
Prohp672/
Praët672/
Prhas672/
Prajd672/
Pradz672/
Prray671/
Praaj671/
Prapf671/
Prooh671/
Phrha671/
Pradp671/
Hprat671/
P'Raa671/
Phrra671/
Proht671/
Proïa671/
Proșa671/
Pratš671/
Praiß671/
Prajś671/
Praaz671/
Praaß671/
Pphra671/
Preea671/
Phrap671/
Phraz671/
Prasp670/

Prah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prah in the Oriya language
ପହpaha-
Prah in the Hindi language
प्रहpraha84.38
प्रहलादprahalada6.25
प्रह्लादprahlada3.13
प्रःprah3.13
प्राहpraha3.13

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prah
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