Prakh Surname

678,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Prakh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prakh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3911:368,60136,155
Ukraine401:1,138,067101,053
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Prakh (64) may also be a first name.

Prakh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prakh (Hindi: प्रख्यात, Russian: Прах) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Prakh.

How Common Is The Last Name Prakh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 678,631st most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 16,600,332 people. Prakh is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Prakh are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Prakh is also the 1,223,525th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 64 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 391 people, or 1 in 368,601. In Russia Prakh is most frequent in: Moscow Oblast, where 55 percent reside, Belgorod Oblast, where 23 percent reside and Krasnodar Krai, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Russia this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 9 percent reside and Taiwan, where 1 percent reside.

Prakh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Prakh surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Prakh surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prakht911,119/
Prakhe9122/
Praikh911/
Prak892,248/
Praksch8316/
Pradksh831/
Praskhs831/
Prach801,428/
Prack80678/
Prokh80200/
Prake8041/
Praik809/
Praak807/
Phrak807/
Preak803/
Pragh802/
Przak801/
Hprak801/
Praxh800/
Prakhova771,152/
Pracht734,019/
Prache73453/
Prakke73180/
Preach73110/
Praske73103/
Pratch7362/
Pradke7330/
Prahak7326/
Preake7318/
Pratke7313/
Praagh737/
Prauch734/
Prauke731/
Bpraik731/
Praßke731/
Pracke731/
Prachh731/
Praich731/
Praugh731/
Phrakt731/
Preaks730/
Prahac730/
Prauks730/
Preagh730/
Praake730/
Prax671,643/
Prag671,441/
Prok67956/
Prac67241/
Praj67209/
Prakova6761/
Praschk6739/
Prattke6739/
Prasske6726/
Praková6716/
Pradtke6711/
Prashke6711/
Prahacs677/
Prahach676/
Preache675/
Pratche673/
Prockch671/
Prachth671/
Praq671/
Procksh671/
Prautch671/
Praiche671/
Proskhe671/
P'Prach671/

Prakh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prakh in the Hindi language
प्रख्यातprakhyata50
प्रखाprakha25
परखparakha25
Prakh in the Russian language
Прахprah-

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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 Prakh
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