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 surname Prakar (Bengali: প্রকার, Hindi: प्रकार, Marathi: कार, Oriya: ପକାର) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Prakar.

How Common Is The Last Name Prakar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,020,555th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Prakar are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 675,152nd most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 182 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 9,024,299. In India Prakar is most numerous in: Uttar Pradesh, where 52 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 19 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 9 percent are found. Aside from India Prakar exists in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.

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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  • 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 Prakar
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