Prakhar Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Prakhar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prakhar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2681:2,862,18487,228
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
England11:55,718,059489,080

Prakhar (8,962) may also be a first name.

Prakhar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prakhar (Bengali: প্রখর, Hindi: प्रखर, Marathi: खर, Oriya: ପଖର, Russian: Прахарь) has its highest incidence in India. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Prakhar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prakhar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 959,117th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 26,792,448 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Prakhar live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 65,895th most numerous first name globally, held by 8,962 people.

The surname Prakhar is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 268 people, or 1 in 2,862,184. In India it is mostly found in: Bihar, where 49 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 15 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 12 percent are found. Not including India it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Prakhar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prakhar in the Bengali language
প্রখরprakhara-
Prakhar in the Oriya language
ପଖରpakhara-
Prakhar in the Hindi language
प्रखरprakhara99.41
प्रखारprakhara0.27
प्राखरprakhara0.18
प्ररवरpraravara0.06
प्रकाशprakasa0.03
पृखरprkhara0.03
Prakhar in the Marathi language
खरkhara94.44
खारkhara2.78
पखारpakhara1.39
Prakhar in the Russian language
Прахарьprahar-

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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 Prakhar
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