Prahash Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Prahash Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prahash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India131:59,005,029552,550
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Prahash (30) may also be a first name.

Prahash Last Name Facts

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

Prahash (Hindi: प्रकाश, Oriya: ପହାସ) has its highest incidence in India. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Prahash? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Prahash live; 68 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Prahash is also the 1,911,214th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 30 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 59,005,029. In India Prahash is most numerous in: Bihar, where 38 percent reside, Tamil Nadu, where 23 percent reside and Kerala, where 8 percent reside. Other than India Prahash exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Praash9220/
Prahas9216/
Prahach866/
Praasch861/
Prash83324/
Praas83134/
Prahs8353/
Prhas832/
Praast77246/
Prahst77163/
Praats77118/
Prashd7796/
Praasd7778/
Praass7715/
Prahse7712/
Prgash777/
Phrash775/
Prauhs774/
Prahsd774/
Preash772/
Prasht771/
Pradsh771/
Prachh771/
Pratsh771/
Prashh771/
Prashe771/
Prrash771/
Prashs770/
Pras733,988/
Prashsd714/
Prashth712/
Prahies712/
Prachth711/
Prrasht711/
Praaise711/
Pradshd711/
Prautsh710/
Prats6717,625/
Prass672,742/
Prast671,653/
Prach671,428/
Prais671,235/
Praus671,092/
Prasd671,064/
Prajs67820/
Preas67533/
Prosh67131/
Prase6797/
Prays6768/
Prohs6748/
Prgas6722/
Phras6718/
Prasz6714/
Prads6710/
Prras674/
Praaz671/
Praaß671/
Prasp670/
Praxh670/

Prahash Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prahash in the Oriya language
ପହାସpahasa-
Prahash in the Hindi language
प्रकाशprakasa40
प्रभाषprabhasa20
प्रहाशprahasa20
प्रहषprahasa20

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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
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  • 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 Prahash
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