Prahar Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Croatia

Prahar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prahar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India641:11,985,397216,293
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Prahár (6) are calculated separately.

Prahar (162) may also be a first name.

Prahar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prahar (Bengali: প্রহর, Hindi: प्रहर, Marathi: हार, Oriya: ପହର) is most common in India. It may occur as a variant: Prahár. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prahar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,785,358th most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 61 percent of Prahar live; 61 percent live in South Asia and 34 percent live in Anglo-North America. Prahar is also the 720,105th most prevalent forename globally It is held by 162 people.

This surname is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 11,985,397. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 50 percent live, Maharashtra, where 25 percent live and Delhi, where 8 percent live. Aside from India Prahar occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent live and Croatia, where 3 percent live.

Prahar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prahar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Prahar surname increased 514 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prahar Last Name Statistics demography

Prahar earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.46% more than the national average, earning $45,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prahár946/
Prhar916/
Prahr911/
Prar8040/
Prear73100/
Pratr738/
Prart735/
Prair734/
Praur732/
Prard732/
Prgar731/
Prarr731/
Prasr731/
Prare731/
Prarz731/
Praire67220/
Preard6727/
Prayre6721/
Preare676/
Prasrd674/
Phrasr672/
Prearp671/
Prasrt671/
Prahárová671/
Praure671/
Pratrz670/
Pfraur670/
Pror6096/
Prosr5531/
Prore5515/
Proir5512/
Preir554/
Preur552/
Proyr552/
Prror551/
Prort551/
Prgor551/
Preyre50103/
Preire50103/
Prroor503/
Prottr502/
Preisr501/
Prortt501/
Proire501/
Protrz501/
Proure500/

Prahar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prahar in the Bengali language
প্রহরprahara-
Prahar in the Hindi language
प्रहरprahara-
Prahar in the Oriya language
ପହରpahara-
Prahar in the Marathi language
हारhara80.77
हरhara19.23

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prahar
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