Prakhash Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Prakhash Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
Prakhash (117) may also be a first name.
Prakhash Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prakhash Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Prakhash (Hindi: प्रकाश, Marathi: पकाश, Oriya: ପଖାଶ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Prakhash? popularity and diffusion
The last name Prakhash is the 5,213,395th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Prakhash reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Prakhash is also the 864,112th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 117 people.
This last name is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 30 percent live, Chhattisgarh, where 30 percent live and Telangana, where 30 percent live. Beside India this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 29 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Prakhash Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Prakhash in the Hindi language | ||
| प्रकाश | prakasa | - |
| Prakhash in the Oriya language | ||
| ପଖାଶ | pakhasa | - |
| Prakhash in the Marathi language | ||
| पकाश | pakasa | 50 |
| खाश | khasa | 50 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Prakhash
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