Praks Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Praks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Praks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia1841:7,184883
Australia531:509,35338,491
Czechia291:366,67143,532
Serbia221:324,77015,940
India121:63,922,115578,870
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Praks (53) may also be a first name.

Praks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Praks (Hindi: प्राकस, Russian: Пракс) is most common in Estonia. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Praks? popularity and diffusion

Praks is the 791,719th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 20,470,635 people. Praks is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Praks reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in Baltic Europe. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 53 people.

The surname Praks is most numerous in Estonia, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 7,184. Barring Estonia it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 15 percent reside and Czechia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Praksh911,099/
Prauks910/
Preaks910/
Prakhsh8321/
Praksch8316/
Prakssh8311/
Praaksh837/
Prakshe837/
Pradksh831/
Praskhs831/
Proks80255/
Preks8045/
Prags802/
Pracs801/
Praksová7718/
Praksova772/
Proksz7393/
Pragst7366/
Procks7334/
Proksh7315/
Prooks736/
Praucs731/
Preeks731/
Prekss731/
Praggs730/
Prokst730/
Proksch673,414/
Prax671,643/
Prahacs677/
Preikse673/
Preikss671/
Procksh671/

Praks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Praks in the Hindi language
प्राकसprakasa-
Praks in the Russian language
Праксpraks-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Praks
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