Prajan Surname
Approximately 257 people bear this surname
Prajan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 170 | 1:415,520 | 72,834 |
| India | 55 | 1:13,946,643 | 236,652 |
| Romania | 22 | 1:912,630 | 52,244 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Prăjan (4) are calculated separately.
Prajan (595) may also be a first name.
Prajan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prajan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Prajan (Hindi: प्रजन, Marathi: जन, Oriya: ପଜନ) has its highest incidence in Thailand. It can also be found in the variant forms: Prăjan. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Prajan? popularity and diffusion
Prajan is the 996,001st most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Prajan are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 66 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 342,839th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 595 people.
This surname is most common in Thailand, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 415,520. In Thailand Prajan is most numerous in: Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 71 percent are found, Chiang Mai Province, where 12 percent are found and Bangkok, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Thailand this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent are found and Romania, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Prajan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Prajan in the Marathi language | ||
| जन | jana | 77.78 |
| पीराजन | pirajana | 7.41 |
| ाजन | ajana | 7.41 |
| मोरेाजन | moreajana | 3.7 |
| गुरवाजन | guravajana | 3.7 |
| Prajan in the Hindi language | ||
| प्रजन | prajana | 75 |
| प्रज्ञान | prajnana | 25 |
| Prajan in the Oriya language | ||
| ପଜନ | pajana | 62.5 |
| ପାଜନ | pajana | 25 |
| ପଜ୍ଞା | pajna | 12.5 |
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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 Prajan
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