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 also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prakarsh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Prakarsh reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Prakarsh is also the 763,528th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 146 people.

This last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India Prakarsh is most prevalent in: Bihar, where 60 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 20 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 20 percent reside. Not including India Prakarsh exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 14 percent reside and Thailand, where 14 percent reside.

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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