Prakasan Surname
Approximately 1,641 people bear this surname
Prakasan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,071 | 1:716,214 | 33,034 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| United Arab Emirates | 157 | 1:58,358 | 5,656 |
| Qatar | 66 | 1:35,727 | 3,681 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Prakasan (23,046) may also be a first name.
Prakasan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prakasan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Prakasan (Hindi: प्रकासन, Marathi: कासन) occurs most in India. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Prakasan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Prakasan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Prakasan is the 243,084th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,440,918 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Prakasan are found; 65 percent are found in South Asia and 65 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Prakasan is also the 33,972nd most commonly occurring forename worldwide, held by 23,046 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 1,071 people, or 1 in 716,214. In India it is most numerous in: Kerala, where 89 percent live, Karnataka, where 2 percent live and Maharashtra, where 2 percent live. Aside from India this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prakashan | 94 | 1,033 | / |
| Prakhasan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Prakahsan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Prakashang | 89 | 1 | / |
| Prakashsan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Prakason | 88 | 1 | / |
| Prakashjain | 84 | 1 | / |
| Prakaasam | 82 | 1 | / |
| Prakatson | 82 | 1 | / |
| Prekashan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Prrakasasing | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phraikasen | 78 | 4 | / |
| Prakaychan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Phrakaysone | 74 | 24 | / |
| Prokajang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Prakhojan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phraikasem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Prokachang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phrakouson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phrakousonh | 63 | 77 | / |
| Prokosanova | 63 | 1 | / |
| Prokhozhan | 56 | 43 | / |
Prakasan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Prakasan in the Hindi language | ||
| प्रकासन | prakasana | - |
| Prakasan in the Marathi language | ||
| कासन | kasana | 50 |
| काशन | kasana | 50 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Prakasan
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