Pramchand Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Guyana

Pramchand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pramchand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
India151:51,137,692512,385
Guyana71:108,8897,175

Pramchand (354) may also be a first name.

Pramchand Last Name Facts

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

Pramchand (Hindi: प्रमचन्द, Marathi: मचंद) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pramchand? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. Pramchand occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Pramchand are found; 51 percent are found in Southern Africa and 51 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 463,079th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 354 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 2,355,552. In South Africa Pramchand is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 78 percent live, Gauteng, where 17 percent live and Free State, where 4 percent live. Excluding South Africa Pramchand exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 33 percent live and Guyana, where 16 percent live.

Pramchand Last Name Statistics demography

Pramchand earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 278.65% more than the national average, earning R 899,820 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pramchand Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pramchand in the Hindi language
प्रमचन्दpramacanda79.41
प्रमचंदpramacanda11.76
प्रेमचन्दpremacanda7.35
प्रेमचन्द्रpremacandra1.47
Pramchand in the Marathi language
मचंदmacanda50
परांचंदparancanda12.5
परमचंदparamacanda12.5
हिरचंदhiracanda12.5
रामचंदramacanda12.5

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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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  • 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 Pramchand
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