Praksah Surname
Approximately 154 people bear this surname
Praksah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 152 | 1:5,046,483 | 126,094 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Praksah (122) may also be a first name.
Praksah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Praksah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Praksah (Hindi: प्रकाश) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Praksah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Praksah is the 1,409,418th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The last name Praksah occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Praksah reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Praksah is also the 844,248th most common first name globally, borne by 122 people.
This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 5,046,483. In India it is primarily found in: Delhi, where 60 percent reside, Bihar, where 15 percent reside and Chhattisgarh, where 5 percent reside. Outside of India Praksah occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritius, where 1 percent reside and Singapore, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Praksa | 92 | 83 | / |
| Prakshash | 88 | 3 | / |
| Praksha | 86 | 33 | / |
| Praksat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Praksza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Praksia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Prakshot | 80 | 2 | / |
| Prakshap | 80 | 1 | / |
| Prakjash | 80 | 1 | / |
| Proksa | 77 | 1,127 | / |
| Pragsa | 77 | 13 | / |
| Proksza | 71 | 307 | / |
| Preiksa | 71 | 65 | / |
| Proksha | 71 | 32 | / |
| Preksha | 71 | 20 | / |
| Preuksa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Proeksa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Pragsad | 71 | 4 | / |
| Prosksa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Prakjha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Praxash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Praqsad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Prokscha | 67 | 245 | / |
| Prokshaj | 67 | 29 | / |
| Preiksat | 67 | 10 | / |
| Preiksas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Preiksha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Proksaat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Proksaad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Procksha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Praxa | 67 | 1 | / |
Praksah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Praksah in the Hindi language | ||
| प्रकाश | prakasa | - |
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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 Praksah
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