Prakasah Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Prakasah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prakasah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India391:19,668,343291,059
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Prakasah (49) may also be a first name.

Prakasah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prakasah (Hindi: प्रकाश, Marathi: कसह) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Prakasah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prakasah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,746,821st most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Prakasah reside; 78 percent reside in South Asia and 78 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Prakasah is also the 1,430,306th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 49 people.

The last name Prakasah is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 19,668,343. In India it is primarily found in: Delhi, where 26 percent are found, Bihar, where 21 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 13 percent are found. Barring India Prakasah exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 18 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Prakasah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prakasah in the Hindi language
प्रकाशprakasa-
Prakasah in the Marathi language
कसहkasaha-

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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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