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 surname Prakasan (Hindi: प्रकासन, Marathi: कासन) is most common in India. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Prakasan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 243,084th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,440,918 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Prakasan live; 65 percent live in South Asia and 65 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 33,972nd most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 23,046 people.
The last name Prakasan is most common in India, where it is held by 1,071 people, or 1 in 716,214. In India it is primarily found in: Kerala, where 89 percent are found, Karnataka, where 2 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account India it occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent are found.
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
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- 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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