Prak Surname

188,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Prak Surname User-submission:

The Prak surname means 'silver' in Khmer.

Prak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8861:409,09635,632
Netherlands3291:51,3298,815
Cambodia2771:55,9101,909
Philippines1821:556,25462,503
India811:9,469,943186,993
Canada771:478,51441,057
France701:948,896108,010
Taiwan421:558,2084,168
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Australia321:843,61652,533
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
Czechia301:354,44942,602
Romania281:717,06748,956
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
England131:4,286,005132,302
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malta11:430,2723,380
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Prak (887) may also be a first name.

Prak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Prak surname means 'silver' in Khmer.

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Prak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prak (Bengali: প্রাক, Hindi: प्रक, Oriya: ପକ୍, Russian: Прак) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Prak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 188,157th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,241,791 people. The last name Prak occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Prak live; 43 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 272,925th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 887 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 886 people, or 1 in 409,096. In The United States Prak is primarily concentrated in: California, where 27 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States Prak exists in 42 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 15 percent are found and Cambodia, where 12 percent are found.

Prak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prak has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 44,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Prak last name are 6.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Prak earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.1% less than the national average, earning R 235,032 per year; in United States they earn 7.23% less than the national average, earning $40,028 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.67% less than the national average, earning $46,370 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prack89678/
Prakh89439/
Prake8941/
Praik899/
Praak897/
Phrak897/
Preak893/
Hprak891/
Przak891/
Prakht801,119/
Prakke80180/
Praske80103/
Pradke8030/
Prahak8026/
Prakhe8022/
Preake8018/
Pratke8013/
Praßke801/
Prauke801/
Pracke801/
Bpraik801/
Phrakt801/
Praikh801/
Preaks800/
Prauks800/
Praake800/
Prax751,643/
Prag751,441/
Prok75956/
Prac75241/
Praq751/
Prakova7361/
Prattke7339/
Praschk7339/
Prasske7326/
Praková7316/
Praksch7316/
Prashke7311/
Pradtke7311/
Praskhs731/
Pradksh731/
Prock673,461/
Prakhova671,152/
Pragt67483/
Prokš67327/
Praag67308/
Pragg67214/
Prokh67200/
Preik67164/
Prokk6788/
Preuk6783/
Prajková6778/
Proke6754/
Preac6739/
Prook6728/
Praic6720/
Pract6720/
Praux6713/
Prouk679/
Prackova678/
Prayg677/
Prajkova676/
Phrag676/
Praig674/
Prags672/
Prokt672/
Pragh672/
Proik672/
Pracs671/
Pracc671/
Preyk671/
Praschke671/
Prauszke671/
Praix671/
Praug670/
Praxh670/
Prasc670/

Prak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prak in the Hindi language
प्रकpraka88.2
प्रकाशprakasa10.56
प्राकpraka0.62
Prak in the Bengali language
প্রাকpraka75
প্রকাশprakasa25
Prak in the Oriya language
ପକ୍pak40
ପାକ୍pak20
ପକpaka20
ପାକ୍ରpakra20
Prak in the Russian language
Пракprak-

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