Prakasam Surname

192,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Prakasam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prakasam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,6921:453,34823,382
United Arab Emirates1171:78,3107,074
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Malaysia711:415,41221,545
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Qatar221:107,18211,536
England191:2,932,529101,561
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Oman41:921,9937,313
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345

Prakasam (8,152) may also be a first name.

Prakasam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prakasam (Marathi: कासम, Oriya: ପକାସମ) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prakasam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 192,132nd most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,324,610 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Prakasam are found; 77 percent are found in South Asia and 77 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Prakasam is also the 70,195th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 8,152 people.

This last name is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 1,692 people, or 1 in 453,348. In India Prakasam is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 36 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 25 percent live and Telangana, where 14 percent live. Not including India this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Prakasam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prakasam surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.63% registered to vote for the political party.

Prakasam earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.2% more than the national average, earning $47,119 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Prakasam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prakasam in the Marathi language
कासमkasama85.71
काशमkasama14.29
Prakasam in the Oriya language
ପକାସମpakasama57.14
ପକାଶମ୍pakasam14.29
ପକାଶମpakasama14.29
ପାକାଶାମpakasama14.29

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