Prakar Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Prakar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prakar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India851:9,024,299181,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Prakar (182) may also be a first name.

Prakar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prakar (Bengali: প্রকার, Hindi: प्रकार, Marathi: कार, Oriya: ପକାର) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Prakar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prakar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Prakar is the 2,020,555th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Prakar reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Prakar is also the 675,152nd most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 182 people.

This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 9,024,299. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 52 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 19 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 9 percent reside. Aside from India this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prakhar92272/
Prakare9225/
Pradkar9221/
Praykar924/
Pratkar923/
Prakarh921/
Prackar920/
Prahakar867/
Prachkar861/
Prokar83103/
Prekar8317/
Peherakar80335/
Prathtkar801/
Prathdkar801/
Prokhar77102/
Proskar772/
Prodkar771/
Prakharova751/
Proskart714/
Proskaur711/
Procar6712/
Peherekar677/
Prokor676/
Proskaire674/
Phrakhotr672/
Prokarova671/
Precar670/
Prokharova6311/
Prokhor621,347/
Procare627/
Procart625/
Prokore621/
Prascor620/
Prokottr572/
Pracoure570/
Precor5014/
Procor502/

Prakar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prakar in the Bengali language
প্রকারprakara-
Prakar in the Oriya language
ପକାରpakara-
Prakar in the Hindi language
प्रकारprakara83.56
प्रकरprakara10.96
प्राकरprakara2.74
प्रकाशprakasa2.74
Prakar in the Marathi language
कारkara63.27
भाकरbhakara6.12
पवारpavara6.12
ाकराकरakarakara6.12
पारकरparakara4.08
परेकरparekara4.08
परकारparakara4.08
पनााकरpanaakara2.04
करkara2.04
शंकरsankara2.04

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prakar
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