Praker Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Praker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Praker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Präker (7) are calculated separately.

Praker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Praker (Hindi: प्रखर, Marathi: बकेर, Russian: Пракер) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Präker. Click here for further potential spellings of Praker.

How Common Is The Last Name Praker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,944,094th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Praker reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 9,538,393. In The United States Praker is most numerous in: Texas, where 84 percent reside, California, where 5 percent reside and Alaska, where 3 percent reside. Apart from The United States Praker occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 7 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Praker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Praker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Praker last name rose 224 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Praker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Praker last name are 39.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.86% being registered to vote for the political party.

Praker earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.29% more than the national average, earning $55,786 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Präker947/
Praeker9217/
Pracker9217/
Prasker9217/
Prakher921/
Pratker921/
Preaker920/
Praszker8670/
Prackert8629/
Preacker861/
Preker83338/
Pracer8334/
Proker835/
Pröker831/
Praschker806/
Pracher77586/
Prekker77229/
Precker7768/
Procker7753/
Preeker7752/
Prekier7713/
Prokert7712/
Prajcer7712/
Prekehr772/
Praquer772/
Praicer771/
Proeker770/
Preacher71504/
Preisker7156/
Prockert7120/
Proshker713/
Präckert712/
Preckher712/
Preacehr711/
Proysker711/
Preißker711/
Pracheer711/
Preaquer711/
Praycher711/
Procer6712/
Preacherr671/
Prokerová671/

Praker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Praker in the Hindi language
प्रखरprakhara-
Praker in the Marathi language
बकेरbakera-
Praker in the Russian language
Пракерpraker-

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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 Praker
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