Prakash Surname

500th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,066,277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Fiji

Prakash Surname User-submission:

The Prakash surname means 'enlightened one' or 'light'.

Prakash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,036,8541:74074
Fiji5,5931:16018
United Arab Emirates4,4101:2,078261
United States3,5161:103,08811,379
Saudi Arabia2,7831:11,0871,548
Oman1,8201:2,026297
Sri Lanka1,6081:12,9411,861
Kuwait1,3311:2,856370
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
Qatar8671:2,720250
Malaysia7341:40,1833,270
Australia7311:36,9304,848
England7221:77,1728,701
Singapore7151:7,703448
New Zealand6811:6,6501,120
Canada6331:58,2086,868
Bahrain5881:2,294348
Thailand3451:204,74933,959
Vanuatu1971:1,336359
South Africa1201:451,48138,064
Germany1171:688,08152,903
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Guyana541:14,1151,941
Pakistan531:3,370,63925,973
Nepal501:569,6194,661
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
China251:54,692,8632,965
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Rwanda251:454,5991,711
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Wales221:140,66110,115
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
France161:4,151,420237,746
Guam161:10,0081,526
Japan151:8,522,95344,380
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Barbados101:28,7451,389
Norway101:514,22941,629
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Ireland81:588,61715,973
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
South Korea81:6,405,0321,091
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Maldives51:80,8343,218
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Bhutan41:154,010967
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Jamaica41:717,48710,371
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Tonga41:26,828461
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Prakash (1,344,908) may also be a first name.

Prakash Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Prakash surname means 'enlightened one' or 'light'.

- ameszie2008

Prakash Last Name Facts

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

Prakash (Arabic: بركش, Bengali: প্রকাশ, Hindi: प्रकाश, Marathi: आकाश, Oriya: ପକାଶ, Russian: Пракаш, Tibetan: པར་ཀཤ་) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prakash? popularity and diffusion

The surname Prakash is the 500th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,835 people. The surname Prakash occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Prakash are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Prakash is also the 580th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 1,344,908 people.

The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 1,036,854 people, or 1 in 740. In India Prakash is most numerous in: Uttar Pradesh, where 55 percent are found, Rajasthan, where 14 percent are found and Delhi, where 7 percent are found. Aside from India Prakash occurs in 132 countries. It also occurs in Fiji, where 1 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Prakash Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Prakash surname is predominantly Christian (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Prakash surname are 11.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.77% being registered with the political party.

The amount Prakash earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.1% more than the national average, earning 384,497 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 23.3% more than the national average, earning R 293,016 per year; in United States they earn 29.79% more than the national average, earning $56,004 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.01% more than the national average, earning $54,656 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prrakash93458/
Prakaash93156/
Prakashe93112/
Prakashs9386/
Prakkash9356/
Prakashh9321/
Pprakash9321/
Prakassh9321/
Prakashj9319/
Prakasch9316/
Prakhash9314/
Praakash938/
Prakashz937/
Prakeash936/
Prakaesh935/
Preakash935/
Prakasjh933/
Prajkash933/
Prackash932/
Prahkash932/
Hprakash931/
Pradkash931/
Praekash931/
Pfrakash931/
Bprakash931/
Praukash931/
Prakas928,717/
Prakashsh88355/
Prashkash882/
Prakhasht881/
Prakhaash881/
Prakesh862,397/
Prokash86822/
Prekash86210/
Prakosh8627/
Prrakas8612/
Prakahs8611/
Prakass8611/
Prakhas8610/
Prakase866/
Praqash865/
Prakasj864/
Pracash863/
Prakaas861/
Prakkas861/
Pprakas861/
Preakas861/
Geeprakash821/
Prakesch8070/
Praskach8049/
Praakesh803/
Prekas771,082/
Prokas7786/
Prakaj7753/
Pracas7737/
Prakos7720/
Prakac771/
Prokosh71139/
Prokesh7157/
Praskač7125/
Proikas7123/
Progkas7121/
Prakoss719/
Praskaj718/
Preakos718/
Prekesh717/
Prekkas714/
Prokhas713/
Prascas712/
Praskać711/
Procash711/
Prokashova711/
Prokosch67931/
Prokesch67560/
Prouskas6732/
Prahakaj671/

Prakash Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prakash in the Bengali language
প্রকাশprakasa99.57
প্রাকাশprakasa0.14
Prakash in the Hindi language
प्रकाशprakasa98.72
प्रकशprakasa0.2
प्रकाश्prakas0.1
प्राकाशprakasa0.05
प्राकशprakasa0.03
प्रकाश्ाprakasa0.01
प्रकश़prakasa0
सारडाsarada0
प्रकंशprakansa0
ेप्रकाशeprakasa0
नीरजniraja0
भाकरbhakara0
प्र्काशprkasa0
प्रकाशच्prakasac0
विकासvikasa0
कश्यपkasyapa0
भरतbharata0
पर््रकाशparrakasa0
प्रकाशोprakaso0
्रप्रकाशraprakasa0
प्र्कशprkasa0
रसीदrasida0
प्रकाशरprakasara0
पृकाशprkasa0
प्रकारामprakarama0
बैरवाbairava0
पप्रकाशpaprakasa0
राजेशrajesa0
प्रकाशृprakasr0
प्रकेाशprakeasa0
्रकाषrakasa0
पंकाशpankasa0
रमेशramesa0
पारसparasa0
प्रसाशprasasa0
फकीराphakira0
प्रकाशदprakasada0
पक्राशpakrasa0
प्रकाशुprakasu0
प्रकरशprakarasa0
शंकरsankara0
प्रकाशउprakasa'u0
पंकजpankaja0
मप्रकाशmaprakasa0
प्रकाश्राprakasra0
प्र्रकाशprrakasa0
पकाश्ाpakasa0
प्राकाश्prakas0
रस्तोगीrastogi0
कैलाशkailasa0
प्रकशाprakasa0
प्रेकाशprekasa0
पाठकpathaka0
प्रकाशीprakasi0
प्रकाशंprakasam0
प्रतापpratapa0
प्रकाशाprakasa0
प्रकाशज़्prakasaz0
पकाशpakasa0
़प्रकाशprakasa0
प्रकाश़prakasa0
प़्रकाशparakasa0
प्रसादprasada0
िप्रकाशiprakasa0
कुमारkumara0
प्रकााशprakaasa0
्प्रकाशprakasa0
प्रजापतिprajapati0
प्रकासprakasa0
प्रकाषprakasa0
Prakash in the Oriya language
ପକାଶpakasa96.89
ପକାଶାଇଁpakasa'im1.19
ପକାଶରpakasara0.44
ବିପକାଶbipakasa0.27
ପାକାଶpakasa0.14
ପକାସpakasa0.14
ପକାଶଚpakasaca0.12
ପକାଶତାିpakasatai0.08
ପକାଷpakasa0.05
ପ'କାଶpa'kasa0.04
ପକଶpakasa0.04
ଓମପକାଶomapakasa0.03
ନାୟକnayaka0.02
ବିୁପକାଶbiupakasa0.02
ପଧାନpadhana0.02
ଓଁପକାଶompakasa0.01
ପାକଶpakasa0.01
ନାଏକna'eka0.01
ପକାଶାରୀpakasari0.01
ପକାସଚpakasaca0.01
ପାରିକparika0
ପକାଶାଇଂpakasa'im0
ଅମପକାଶamapakasa0
ରାେକଶraekasa0
ଓପ'କାଶopa'kasa0
ପକାଆସ୍paka'as0
ପାକାଶତାୀpakasatai0
ନୃସିଂହnrsinha0
ସରଦାsarada0
ପରମାparama0
ରାମବାଈramaba'i0
ଶିୁପକାଶsiupakasa0
ଭାନୁକାbhanuka0
ପଖାଶpakhasa0
ପକଶଚpakasaca0
ଚରଣcarana0
ରାଉତra'uta0
ପକାଶାରିpakasari0
ଦୀିପକାଶdiipakasa0
ପକାଷଚpakasaca0
ସରକାରsarakara0
ପବାସpabasa0
ପାକାଶାଇଁpakasa'im0
ଡାକୁଆdaku'a0
ଂୟପକାଶmyapakasa0
ପକାସାଇଁpakasa'im0
ଗୁୁପକାଶguupakasa0
ମାନସୀmanasi0
ପକାଶତାାpakasataa0
ରଶିପଭାrasipabha0
ିପକାଶipakasa0
କନକkanaka0
େଫଲିକସ୍ephalikas0
ମପକାଶmapakasa0
ପକାଳpakala0
ପାକାଶାpakasa0
ଜୟସିଂହjayasinha0
ଂପକାଶmpakasa0
ରାମଚramaca0
ବରାଳbarala0
ନାଇକna'ika0
ଇୁପକାଶiupakasa0
େଖସekhasa0
ଶାିପକାଶsaipakasa0
ମାନସିଂହmanasinha0
ପଳାସpalasa0
ରଶିତାrasita0
ପିୁପକାଶpiupakasa0
୐ପକାଶpakasa0
ମକରାmakara0
ପତକାଶpatakasa0
ପକାବpakaba0
ଚିୁପକାଶciupakasa0
ମୁପକାଶmupakasa0
ବତାସbatasa0
ନକୁଳnakula0
ଆଶାପକାଶasapakasa0
େକୖଳାସekalasa0
କିରଣkirana0
ଅେଶାକaesaka0
େକଶବekasaba0
ରୁପକାଶrupakasa0
ମଳିକmalika0
ଅକ୍ଷୟaksaya0
ବିକାଶbikasa0
ମାୁପକାଶmaupakasa0
ଅୁପକାଶaupakasa0
ଜିୁପକାଶjiupakasa0
ବାରିକbarika0
ପକାଶାମିpakasami0
ୟଂପକାଶyampakasa0
ପକାଶାଈଁpakasa'im0
ଦିିପକାଶdiipakasa0
ମଲିକmalika0
ପକାଶତାୀpakasatai0
Prakash in the Tibetan language
པར་ཀཤ་parkasha35.71
པར་ཀཤི་parkashi28.13
པར་ཀཱཤ་parkasha19.64
པྲར་ཀཤ་trarkasha8.48
པྲར་ཀཱཤ་trarkasha1.34
པཱར་ཀཤ་parkasha0.89
པར་ཀཱས་parké0.89
པར་ཀཤparkasha0.89
ཀུ་མར་kumar0.45
པིར་ཀཤ་pirkasha0.45
པར་ཀས་parké0.45
པར་སཱད་parsé0.45
སྤར་ཀཤི་parkashi0.45
པྲ་ཀཱཤ་trakasha0.45
བར་ཀཤ་barkasha0.45
པྲ་ཀཤ་trakasha0.45
པྲར་ཀཱཤཱ་trarkasha0.45
Prakash in the Marathi language
आकाशakasa29.33
राकेशrakesa17.7
पकाशpakasa11.88
पारकरparakara4.99
पारखेparakhe4.48
पारखीparakhi3.29
राखीrakhi3.29
राक्षेrakse2.7
परकाशparakasa2.07
रकरrakara1.78
पारखparakha1.27
परकरparakara1.02
प्रकाशprakasa0.95
पुरकरpurakara0.8
परकाळेparakale0.63
रकारrakara0.51
पारसparasa0.49
रदासradasa0.49
तरकसेtarakase0.41
पािरखpairakha0.41
पंकाशpankasa0.39
पिरक्षीतpiraksita0.37
आराखarakha0.29
उपरकरuparakara0.24
पलाशpalasa0.24
रावसravasa0.24
राजसrajasa0.22
पाकळpakala0.19
परसाparasa0.19
तारकसtarakasa0.19
पुरकामpurakama0.17
फकाशphakasa0.17
परखडparakhada0.15
रकाशrakasa0.12
डकाहdakaha0.12
रामसुखramasukha0.12
राक्षसेraksase0.12
पेरकरperakara0.12
पिरखpirakha0.1
परमाथparamatha0.1
इरकशेirakase0.07
रािखraikha0.07
उपिरकरupirakara0.07
पायसpayasa0.07
परकडparakada0.07
पुकाशpukasa0.07
पाकडpakada0.07
पर्कासparkasa0.07
्रकाशrakasa0.07
प्रकाश्prakas0.07
परसparasa0.05
रामसाramasa0.05
पााकाशpaakasa0.05
परदासparadasa0.05
रकेशrakesa0.05
परशाparasa0.05
रामासाramasa0.05
पिरक्षितpiraksita0.05
राजषrajasa0.05
परकारेparakare0.05
परमशेparamase0.05
टारकसtarakasa0.05
राजशrajasa0.05
रूाक्षruaksa0.05
ापारखेaparakhe0.05
रायसाrayasa0.02
परकेशparakesa0.02
हराक्षसharaksasa0.02
राकतrakata0.02
पुरखेpurakhe0.02
ीरावाकाशiravakasa0.02
पारकारparakara0.02
रुाक्षruaksa0.02
पुनााकाशpunaakasa0.02
ऋिकशrikasa0.02
ापारखीaparakhi0.02
पेअकाशpe'akasa0.02
परायथparayatha0.02
पकजpakaja0.02
क़कशqakasa0.02
राणीाकाशraniakasa0.02
फरकसेpharakase0.02
आंकाशाankasa0.02
रायसrayasa0.02
हकशhakasa0.02
रमशramasa0.02
पुरकैpurakai0.02
ढपकसdhapakasa0.02
िपरकरiparakara0.02
प्रकश्prakas0.02
पलशpalasa0.02
पकहpakaha0.02
अकांशाakansa0.02
रामसramasa0.02
रकमाrakama0.02
पुजााकाशpujaakasa0.02
पालाशpalasa0.02
परखैparakhai0.02
राकशrakasa0.02
पृकाशprkasa0.02
परानसेparanase0.02
फरकरpharakara0.02
पाकरpakara0.02
आंकाशankasa0.02
पारखाparakha0.02
रनसranasa0.02
िपरकतiparakata0.02
प्रकशprakasa0.02
पर्रकाशparrakasa0.02
पकलाpakala0.02
रामशाहramasaha0.02
माकसmakasa0.02
रावसाravasa0.02
परखीparakhi0.02
उपारकरuparakara0.02
राकमेशrakamesa0.02
पूकाशpukasa0.02
पराक्षparaksa0.02
पंकशpankasa0.02
्राकाशrakasa0.02
पकासpakasa0.02
अाकाशaakasa0.02
रामसूखramasukha0.02
आरखarakha0.02
रेअकाशre'akasa0.02
पिरक्षाpiraksa0.02
ापुरकरapurakara0.02
पोरकाशporakasa0.02
पकनpakana0.02
रामशफramasapha0.02
बकशbakasa0.02
पनााकाशpanaakasa0.02
पिरषpirasa0.02
पारशाparasa0.02
उपरकारuparakara0.02
हाकाशhakasa0.02
राकनाथrakanatha0.02
पुरषpurasa0.02
पकाषpakasa0.02
रकशेrakase0.02
पारकाशparakasa0.02
परकशparakasa0.02
आपुरकरapurakara0.02
रणशranasa0.02
पुरकयpurakaya0.02
परभाषparabhasa0.02
करकसेkarakase0.02
पर्काशparkasa0.02
पकताpakata0.02
रामशramasa0.02
फाकशphakasa0.02
पाकाशpakasa0.02
Prakash in the Russian language
Пракашprakas-
Prakash in the Arabic language
بركشbrksh-

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