Praksh Surname

335,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,099 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Praksh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Praksh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,0831:708,27832,750
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Praksh (1,566) may also be a first name.

Praksh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Praksh (Hindi: प्रकाश, Marathi: पकाश, Oriya: ପକାଶ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Praksh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Praksh is the 335,587th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,631,070 people. The last name Praksh is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Praksh are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 195,712th most common forename globally It is held by 1,566 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 1,083 people, or 1 in 708,278. In India Praksh is most frequent in: Delhi, where 39 percent live, Bihar, where 19 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 9 percent live. Excluding India Praksh occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prakhsh9221/
Praksch9216/
Prakssh9211/
Praaksh927/
Prakshe927/
Pradksh921/
Praks91356/
Proksh8315/
Prauks830/
Preaks830/
Proksch773,414/
Procksh771/
Praskhs771/
Proks73255/
Preks7345/
Prags732/
Pracs731/
Praxh730/
Procksch71166/
Praksová7118/
Preiksch7116/
Proksche7113/
Preuksch717/
Praksova712/
Proksz6793/
Pragst6766/
Procks6734/
Proscksch6713/
Prooks676/
Praucs671/
Preeks671/
Prochksch671/
Prekss671/
Praggs670/
Prokst670/

Praksh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Praksh in the Oriya language
ପକାଶpakasa83.33
ଓଁପକାଶompakasa16.67
Praksh in the Marathi language
पकाशpakasa75
राक्षेrakse25
Praksh in the Hindi language
प्रकाशprakasa59.4
प्राकशprakasa30.08
प्रकश्prakas4.51
प्रक्षpraksa1.5
प्राकश्prakas1.5
प्रकशprakasa0.75
प्रक्शpraksa0.75

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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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  • 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 Praksh
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