Prakesh Surname

178,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Prakesh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prakesh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,3301:329,21318,182
Singapore131:423,66918,211
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
United States81:45,307,367917,113
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England31:18,572,686338,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Prakesh (3,993) may also be a first name.

Prakesh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prakesh (Bengali: প্রকেশ, Hindi: प्रकाश, Marathi: पकाश, Oriya: ପକାଶ) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prakesh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 178,234th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,040,278 people. Prakesh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Prakesh are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 110,543rd most numerous first name internationally, borne by 3,993 people.

Prakesh is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 2,330 people, or 1 in 329,213. In India Prakesh is most numerous in: Delhi, where 34 percent reside, Bihar, where 21 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 15 percent reside. Beside India this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Prakesh Last Name Statistics demography

Prakesh earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 2.5% less than the national average, earning R 231,696 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prakesch9370/
Prakeash936/
Prakaesh935/
Praakesh933/
Prakes921/
Prakash861,066,277/
Prokesh8657/
Prakosh8627/
Prakish868/
Prekesh867/
Prokesch80560/
Prrakash80458/
Prakaash80156/
Prakkash8056/
Prakisch8040/
Prakassh8021/
Pprakash8021/
Prakashh8021/
Prakasch8016/
Prakhash8014/
Praakash808/
Preakash805/
Prahkash802/
Prackash802/
Pfrakash801/
Bprakash801/
Hprakash801/
Praukash801/
Praekash801/
Prakeschová782/
Prokes77631/
Praces779/
Prakis775/
Prakej771/
Prakashsh75355/
Prakhaash751/
Prokash71822/
Prekash71210/
Prokosh71139/
Prokesz7133/
Prakkis7116/
Prokysh7114/
Prokish7114/
Praqash715/
Pracash713/
Procesh711/
Prokhes711/
Prokeshova711/
Praches711/
Phrakis711/
Procash711/
Prockes710/
Prokosch67931/
Prokisch67252/
Prockish67230/
Prachkis6714/
Prachish673/
Prokeschová671/

Prakesh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prakesh in the Oriya language
ପକାଶpakasa-
Prakesh in the Bengali language
প্রকেশprakesa83.33
প্রাকেশprakesa8.33
প্রকাশprakasa8.33
Prakesh in the Hindi language
प्रकाशprakasa73.07
प्रकेशprakesa21.2
प्राकेशprakesa2.58
प्रकासprakasa1.15
पकाशpakasa0.29
प्रकाश्ाprakasa0.29
प्रसाशprasasa0.29
प्रकाशाprakasa0.29
प्रकेसprakesa0.29
Prakesh in the Marathi language
पकाशpakasa33.33
पारखेparakhe11.11
राजेशrajesa11.11
परकाशparakasa11.11
राक्षेrakse11.11
राकेशrakesa11.11
प्रकाशprakasa11.11

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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 Prakesh
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