Praku Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Praku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Praku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Praku (39) may also be a first name.

Praku Last Name Facts

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

Praku (Hindi: प्रकू) is found in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Praku.

How Common Is The Last Name Praku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Praku are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 39 people.

It is most commonly used in Thailand, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 14,127,669. In Thailand it is primarily concentrated in: Samut Prakan Province, where 80 percent are found and Rayong Province, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Thailand this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent are found and Taiwan, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prakou9183/
Prakup919/
Prakku911/
Prakut911/
Prakui911/
Prraku911/
Prakouh8395/
Prackup8327/
Pratkus834/
Prakhut831/
Przhaku831/
Preku80102/
Proku8018/
Pracu805/
Përzhaku77215/
Prauckus775/
Pratkhup771/
Prokou73251/
Prekau7346/
Projku7323/
Prosku7311/
Phroku731/
Prekui731/
Prroku731/
Pracuch67288/
Prockup6744/
Prascus6723/
Proukou6720/
Proskus678/
Prokush676/
Prokous672/
Proškus671/
Proikou671/
Proiskou6263/
Precu605/
Procu601/
Procup5519/
Projkó559/
Procus554/
Precou552/
Proicou5026/
Procupp5020/
Proscus500/

Praku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Praku in the Hindi language
प्रकूpraku-

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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 Praku
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