Praksh Surname
Approximately 1,099 people bear this surname
Praksh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,083 | 1:708,278 | 32,750 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prakhsh | 92 | 21 | / |
| Praksch | 92 | 16 | / |
| Prakssh | 92 | 11 | / |
| Praaksh | 92 | 7 | / |
| Prakshe | 92 | 7 | / |
| Pradksh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Praks | 91 | 356 | / |
| Proksh | 83 | 15 | / |
| Prauks | 83 | 0 | / |
| Preaks | 83 | 0 | / |
| Proksch | 77 | 3,414 | / |
| Procksh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Praskhs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Proks | 73 | 255 | / |
| Preks | 73 | 45 | / |
| Prags | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pracs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Praxh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Procksch | 71 | 166 | / |
| Praksová | 71 | 18 | / |
| Preiksch | 71 | 16 | / |
| Proksche | 71 | 13 | / |
| Preuksch | 71 | 7 | / |
| Praksova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Proksz | 67 | 93 | / |
| Pragst | 67 | 66 | / |
| Procks | 67 | 34 | / |
| Proscksch | 67 | 13 | / |
| Prooks | 67 | 6 | / |
| Praucs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Preeks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prochksch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prekss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Praggs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Prokst | 67 | 0 | / |
Praksh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Praksh in the Oriya language | ||
| ପକାଶ | pakasa | 83.33 |
| ଓଁପକାଶ | ompakasa | 16.67 |
| Praksh in the Marathi language | ||
| पकाश | pakasa | 75 |
| राक्षे | rakse | 25 |
| Praksh in the Hindi language | ||
| प्रकाश | prakasa | 59.4 |
| प्राकश | prakasa | 30.08 |
| प्रकश् | prakas | 4.51 |
| प्रक्ष | praksa | 1.5 |
| प्राकश् | prakas | 1.5 |
| प्रकश | prakasa | 0.75 |
| प्रक्श | praksa | 0.75 |
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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
- 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 Praksh
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