Prajna Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Prajna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 72 | 1:10,653,686 | 201,049 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Prajna (8,739) may also be a first name.
Prajna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prajna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Prajna (Bengali: প্রজ্ঞা, Hindi: प्रजना, Marathi: पुरंदर, Oriya: ପଜ୍ଞା) is found most frequently in India. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Prajna? popularity and diffusion
The last name Prajna is the 1,955,159th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Prajna live; 79 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 67,027th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 8,739 people.
The surname Prajna is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 10,653,686. In India Prajna is most common in: Odisha, where 35 percent live, Telangana, where 18 percent live and Karnataka, where 11 percent live. Apart from India this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Prajna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Prajna in the Bengali language | ||
| প্রজ্ঞা | prajna | - |
| Prajna in the Marathi language | ||
| पुरंदर | purandara | - |
| Prajna in the Oriya language | ||
| ପଜ୍ଞା | pajna | 96.04 |
| ପଜ୍ଞ | pajna | 0.83 |
| ପଜ୍ଞାର | pajnara | 0.34 |
| ପରମିତା | paramita | 0.29 |
| ପଜନା | pajana | 0.24 |
| ପାରମିତା | paramita | 0.2 |
| ପାଜ୍ଞ | pajna | 0.15 |
| ପଜ୍ଞଯ୍ା | pajnaya | 0.15 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 0.1 |
| ପଜନ୍ା | pajana | 0.1 |
| ିତପଜ୍ଞ | itapajna | 0.05 |
| ରଥ | ratha | 0.05 |
| ମହାରଣା | maharana | 0.05 |
| ପଜନ୍ | pajan | 0.05 |
| ୟଂପଜ୍ଞା | yampajna | 0.05 |
| Prajna in the Hindi language | ||
| प्रजना | prajana | 60 |
| प्रज्ञा | prajna | 30 |
| प्राजना | prajana | 10 |
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Footnotes
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