Prakov Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Prakov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prakov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria281:249,24713,126
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Prakov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prakov (Russian: Праков) is carried by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prakov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. Prakov occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Prakov live; 62 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 62 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 249,247. In Bulgaria it is most common in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 36 percent live, Haskovo Province, where 18 percent live and Stara Zagora Province, where 18 percent live. Besides Bulgaria Prakov is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 27 percent live and Czechia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prakhov921,059/
Prakova9261/
Pratkov929/
Praykov921/
Prackov921/
Prakhova861,152/
Prachkov8670/
Prashkov8649/
Przhakov8622/
Prackova868/
Prajkova866/
Prokov8391/
Prakow8311/
Prekov832/
Prakof832/
Praushkov8011/
Proykov77139/
Prokhov77102/
Prokova7788/
Projkov7720/
Protkov7713/
Prokoev774/
Proškov774/
Prakaev772/
Prohkov772/
Proikov771/
Prockov771/
Prascov771/
Prakeev771/
Prozkov771/
Prekhov771/
Proshkov71147/
Proykova71142/
Prokhova7178/
Prokkoev7138/
Projkova7130/
Prochkov717/
Prockova716/
Prokhoov714/
Prakheev714/
Prakhoff712/
Proukhov711/
Prakavsh711/
Prochzkov67145/
Prokof6782/
Procov6714/
Prokow679/
Prekow673/
Prakashvp673/
Prokev673/
Prokofova672/
Phraekhow671/
Prokovova671/

Prakov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prakov in the Russian language
Праковprakov-

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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 Prakov
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