Prakasha Surname

411,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Prakasha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prakasha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7641:1,004,01242,354
Indonesia661:2,003,776125,554
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Prakasha (5,225) may also be a first name.

Prakasha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prakasha (Hindi: प्रकाशा, Marathi: आकाश, Oriya: ପକାଶ) occurs most in India. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Prakasha.

How Common Is The Last Name Prakasha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 411,457th most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 8,593,804 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Prakasha live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 93,597th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 5,225 people.

This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 764 people, or 1 in 1,004,012. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 33 percent live, Telangana, where 25 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 20 percent live. Not including India this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Prakasha Last Name Statistics demography

Prakasha earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.02% more than the national average, earning $59,985 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Prakasha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prakasha in the Marathi language
आकाशakasa-
Prakasha in the Hindi language
प्रकाशाprakasa91.13
प्रकाश्ाprakasa5.49
प्रकाशprakasa2.56
प्राकाशाprakasa0.27
प्रकाशेाprakasea0.18
प्रकाश़prakasa0.18
प्रकाशवprakasava0.09
प्राकाश्ाprakasa0.09
Prakasha in the Oriya language
ପକାଶpakasa81.55
ପକାଶଚpakasaca10.12
ପକାସpakasa2.38
ପକାଶାpakasa1.19
ପକାଶାଇଁpakasa'im0.6
ଜୟପକାଶjayapakasa0.6
ମଳିକmalika0.6
ପକାଶରାଓpakasara'o0.6
ପକାଷpakasa0.6

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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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  • 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 Prakasha
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