Prakas Surname

58,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,717 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Prakas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prakas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8,3291:92,0966,106
Nepal1771:160,9092,662
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Lithuania81:379,32417,382
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080

Prakas (271,474) may also be a first name.

Prakas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prakas (Hindi: प्रकास, Marathi: कास, Oriya: ପକାସ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prakas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 58,044th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 836,015 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Prakas reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,866th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 271,474 people.

The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 8,329 people, or 1 in 92,096. In India it is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 39 percent are found, Gujarat, where 18 percent are found and Karnataka, where 10 percent are found. Beside India it is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Prakas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prakas surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

Prakas earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.03% more than the national average, earning $52,654 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prakash921,066,277/
Prrakas9212/
Prakass9211/
Prakahs9211/
Prakhas9210/
Prakase926/
Prakasj924/
Prakkas921/
Prakaas921/
Preakas921/
Pprakas921/
Prrakash86458/
Prakaash86156/
Prakashe86112/
Prakashs8686/
Prakkash8656/
Pprakash8621/
Prakashh8621/
Prakassh8621/
Prakasch8616/
Prakhash8614/
Praakash868/
Prakashz867/
Prakeash866/
Preakash865/
Prakasjh863/
Prajkash863/
Prackash862/
Prahkash862/
Hprakash861/
Bprakash861/
Praukash861/
Pradkash861/
Praekash861/
Pfrakash861/
Prekas831,082/
Prokas8386/
Pracas8337/
Prakos8320/
Prakashsh80355/
Prashkash802/
Prakhaash801/
Prakhasht801/
Prokash77822/
Prekash77210/
Prakosh7727/
Praskač7725/
Proikas7723/
Progkas7721/
Prakoss779/
Preakos778/
Praqash775/
Prekkas774/
Pracash773/
Prokhas773/
Prascas772/
Praskać771/
Geeprakash751/
Praskach7149/
Prouskas7132/
Prokos67707/
Procas67133/
Precas6733/
Prokaz679/
Pracos672/
Preqas671/
Prekos671/
Prakazova671/
Prokasova671/

Prakas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prakas in the Hindi language
प्रकासprakasa96.92
प्रकाशprakasa2.47
प्रकसprakasa0.13
प्राकासprakasa0.11
प्रकास्prakas0.08
प्राकसprakasa0.05
प्रकाश्ाprakasa0.05
प्रकाशीprakasi0.03
प्ृाकाशprakasa0.03
प्रकशprakasa0.03
्प्रकासprakasa0.03
Prakas in the Oriya language
ପକାସpakasa90.93
ପକାଶpakasa6.18
ପାକାସpakasa0.6
ପ'କାସpa'kasa0.2
ପକାସରpakasara0.2
ବିପକାସbipakasa0.13
ପକାସାରpakasara0.07
ପକାଶ୍pakas0.07
ପକାଶରpakasara0.07
ପକାଶଚpakasaca0.07
ପାକାଶ୍pakas0.07
ପକାସାରୀpakasari0.07
Prakas in the Marathi language
कासkasa73.91
काशkasa24.45
परकाशparakasa0.73
परकायाparakaya0.18
पारसेparase0.18

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Footnotes

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