Prakarsh Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Australia

Prakarsh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prakarsh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India51:153,413,076951,030
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Prakarsh (146) may also be a first name.

Prakarsh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prakarsh (Hindi: प्रकर्ष, Marathi: कारकर) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Prakarsh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prakarsh? popularity and diffusion

Prakarsh is the 7,117,718th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Prakarsh are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 763,528th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 146 people.

The surname Prakarsh is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India it is most prevalent in: Bihar, where 60 percent live, Jharkhand, where 20 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 20 percent live. Beside India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 14 percent live and Thailand, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Prakarsh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prakarsh in the Marathi language
कारकरkarakara-
Prakarsh in the Hindi language
प्रकर्षprakarsa83.64
प्रकर्शprakarsa5.45
प्रकार्शprakarsa3.64
प्रकारशprakarasa1.82
प्राकर्षprakarsa1.82
प्रकाशprakasa1.82
प्रकार्श्prakars1.82

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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 Prakarsh
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