Prakaash Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Prakaash Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 144 | 1:5,326,843 | 130,588 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Prakaash (289) may also be a first name.
Prakaash Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prakaash Come From? nationality or country of origin
Prakaash (Hindi: प्रकााश्, Marathi: परकाश) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Prakaash? popularity and diffusion
The last name Prakaash is the 1,398,030th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Prakaash live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Prakaash is also the 519,842nd most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 289 people.
Prakaash is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 5,326,843. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 29 percent live, Delhi, where 14 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 10 percent live. Besides India it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 3 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prakhaash | 94 | 1 | / |
| Prakash | 93 | 1,066,277 | / |
| Prakaas | 93 | 1 | / |
| Prrakash | 88 | 458 | / |
| Prakashe | 88 | 112 | / |
| Prakashs | 88 | 86 | / |
| Prakkash | 88 | 56 | / |
| Pprakash | 88 | 21 | / |
| Prakassh | 88 | 21 | / |
| Prakashh | 88 | 21 | / |
| Prakashj | 88 | 19 | / |
| Prakasch | 88 | 16 | / |
| Prakhash | 88 | 14 | / |
| Praakash | 88 | 8 | / |
| Prakashz | 88 | 7 | / |
| Prakeash | 88 | 6 | / |
| Prakaesh | 88 | 5 | / |
| Preakash | 88 | 5 | / |
| Prakasjh | 88 | 3 | / |
| Prajkash | 88 | 3 | / |
| Prackash | 88 | 2 | / |
| Prahkash | 88 | 2 | / |
| Praukash | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pradkash | 88 | 1 | / |
| Praekash | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hprakash | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bprakash | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pfrakash | 88 | 1 | / |
| Prakas | 86 | 8,717 | / |
| Prakashsh | 82 | 355 | / |
| Prashkash | 82 | 2 | / |
| Prakhasht | 82 | 1 | / |
| Prakesh | 80 | 2,397 | / |
| Prokash | 80 | 822 | / |
| Prekash | 80 | 210 | / |
| Prakosh | 80 | 27 | / |
| Prrakas | 80 | 12 | / |
| Prakahs | 80 | 11 | / |
| Prakass | 80 | 11 | / |
| Prakhas | 80 | 10 | / |
| Prakase | 80 | 6 | / |
| Praqash | 80 | 5 | / |
| Prakasj | 80 | 4 | / |
| Pracash | 80 | 3 | / |
| Preakas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pprakas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Prakkas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Geeprakash | 78 | 1 | / |
| Prakesch | 75 | 70 | / |
| Praskach | 75 | 49 | / |
| Praakesh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Prekas | 71 | 1,082 | / |
| Prokas | 71 | 86 | / |
| Prakaj | 71 | 53 | / |
| Pracas | 71 | 37 | / |
| Prakos | 71 | 20 | / |
| Prakazova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Prakac | 71 | 1 | / |
| Prokosh | 67 | 139 | / |
| Prokesh | 67 | 57 | / |
| Praskač | 67 | 25 | / |
| Proikas | 67 | 23 | / |
| Progkas | 67 | 21 | / |
| Prakoss | 67 | 9 | / |
| Praskaj | 67 | 8 | / |
| Preakos | 67 | 8 | / |
| Prekesh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Prekkas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Prokhas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Prascas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Prokashova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Procash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Praskać | 67 | 1 | / |
Prakaash Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Prakaash in the Marathi language | ||
| परकाश | parakasa | - |
| Prakaash in the Hindi language | ||
| प्रकााश् | prakaas | 40 |
| प्रकााश | prakaasa | 40 |
| प्रकाश | prakasa | 13.33 |
| प्रकआश | praka'asa | 6.67 |
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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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- 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 Prakaash
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