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 last name Prakasham (Hindi: प्रकाशम, Marathi: काशम, Oriya: ପକାଶମ) is found most in India. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prakasham? popularity and diffusion

The last name Prakasham is the 511,519th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,404,610 people. The surname Prakasham is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Prakasham live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 213,863rd most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 1,347 people.

The last name Prakasham is most common in India, where it is borne by 430 people, or 1 in 1,783,873. In India it is most common in: Telangana, where 35 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 25 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 10 percent are found. Other than India Prakasham is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 25 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 6 percent are found.

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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