Prakad Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Prakad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Prakad Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India611:12,574,842222,490
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Prakad (28) may also be a first name.

Prakad Last Name Facts

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

Prakad (Hindi: प्रकाद, Marathi: काड) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prakad? popularity and diffusion

Prakad is the 2,436,415th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname Prakad occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Prakad are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Prakad is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 28 people.

This surname is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 12,574,842. In India it is most common in: Gujarat, where 70 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 15 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 5 percent are found. Barring India it exists in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prakadh926/
Prakhad921/
Prakat83286/
Prakod83136/
Praskač7725/
Prakkat776/
Praskat775/
Prakate772/
Prakath771/
Prakhod771/
Prakeid771/
Praskać771/
Prasqad771/
Phrakate711/
Prakot67471/
Pracat6746/
Prokat6730/
Procad677/
Prekat674/
Prakhasht671/
Praikhate671/
Prakashtp671/
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Prakad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prakad in the Marathi language
काडkada-
Prakad in the Hindi language
प्रकादprakada85.71
प्रसादprasada14.29

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Prakad
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