Prakasham Surname

511,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Prakasham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prakasham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4301:1,783,87363,578
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United Arab Emirates371:247,62917,078
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Prakasham (1,347) may also be a first name.

Prakasham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prakasham (Hindi: प्रकाशम, Marathi: काशम, Oriya: ପକାଶମ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prakasham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 511,519th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 11,404,610 people. The last name Prakasham is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Prakasham are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 213,863rd most commonly held first name globally, borne by 1,347 people.

The surname is most frequent in India, where it is held by 430 people, or 1 in 1,783,873. In India Prakasham is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 35 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 25 percent live and Tamil Nadu, where 10 percent live. Not including India this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 25 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Prakasham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prakasham in the Marathi language
काशमkasama89.87
काशामkasama7.59
कशमkasama2.53
Prakasham in the Oriya language
ପକାଶମpakasama85.71
ପକାଶମ୍pakasam14.29
Prakasham in the Hindi language
प्रकाशमprakasama75
प्रकाशम्prakasam25

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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 Prakasham
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