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

Prakesh (Bengali: প্রকেশ, Hindi: प्रकाश, Marathi: पकाश, Oriya: ପକାଶ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Prakesh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 178,234th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,040,278 people. The last name Prakesh is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Prakesh reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Prakesh is also the 110,543rd most frequently occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 3,993 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 2,330 people, or 1 in 329,213. In India it is most prevalent in: Delhi, where 34 percent are found, Bihar, where 21 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account India this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Prakesh
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