Prakit Surname

265,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Prakit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prakit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1,4671:48,1525,591
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Prakit (32,745) may also be a first name.

Prakit Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prakit (Hindi: प्रकित, Oriya: ପକିତ, Tibetan: པར་ཀིད་) is found in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Prakit? popularity and diffusion

Prakit is the 265,253rd most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,940,709 people. The last name Prakit occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Prakit live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Tai-Asia. Prakit is also the 26,047th most frequent given name globally, held by 32,745 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Thailand, where it is carried by 1,467 people, or 1 in 48,152. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Chaiyaphum Province, where 33 percent live, Kanchanaburi Province, where 17 percent live and Uthai Thani Province, where 9 percent live. Other than Thailand this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Prakit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prakit has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Prakit surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prakuit921/
Phraikit864/
Praket831/
Pracit831/
Prachit771,527/
Pracket779/
Prakhet774/
Prakeid771/
Phraket771/
Prokait771/
Prakett771/
Prackett718/
Praikhet712/
Praichit711/
Phrachit711/
Pradkett711/
Prrokait711/
Phraiket711/
Preckitt710/
Phraichit67215/
Phraikhet67198/
Preiskeit673/
Proket672/
Praikhete671/
Proškaitė671/
Pracid671/
Pracet671/
Preket670/

Prakit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prakit in the Tibetan language
པར་ཀིད་parki-
Prakit in the Oriya language
ପକିତpakita-
Prakit in the Hindi language
प्रकितprakita42.86
प्राकितprakita28.57
प्रकीतprakita14.29
प्रांकितprankita14.29

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Prakit
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