Pran Surname

107,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Pran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,8021:88,4333,976
Iran1,0551:72,7807,578
India3441:2,229,84173,922
Indonesia2771:477,43439,341
Cambodia1531:101,2232,401
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
Philippines1121:903,91381,715
Norway881:58,4358,352
Afghanistan531:606,6647,075
Trinidad and Tobago481:28,4162,997
Canada451:818,79163,991
Taiwan301:781,4925,561
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Croatia171:248,74126,882
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Prán (2) are calculated separately.

Pran (24,273) may also be a first name.

Pran Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pran (Bengali: প্রান, Hindi: प्राण, Marathi: परण, Oriya: ପାଣ, Russian: Пран) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Prán. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pran? popularity and diffusion

It is the 107,856th most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,686,542 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Pran are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 68 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 32,744th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 24,273 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 1,802 people, or 1 in 88,433. Other than Bangladesh this surname exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 24 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Pran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pran has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 6,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pran Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pran last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pran earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 48.82% more than the national average, earning 515,030 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.02% less than the national average, earning $36,235 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.25% more than the national average, earning $57,260 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prán922/
Prang894,535/
Prand891,233/
Prain89894/
Praun89407/
Prane89365/
Prant89194/
Prajn89115/
Prann8970/
Prahn8955/
Prean8939/
Prđan8913/
Prhan8910/
Praan899/
Prayn896/
Prasn893/
Prgan893/
Pranh893/
Phran891/
Pramn890/
Praing801,441/
Pfrang80789/
Pratin80252/
Prasin80155/
Praine8051/
Prahan8033/
Prasen8030/
Prandt8029/
Prayne8026/
Praint8013/
Prayng8011/
Praang809/
Preang806/
Praten805/
Pragne805/
Prantt805/
Pracin804/
Phrain804/
Phrang803/
Praind802/
Pramne802/
Phrane802/
Pratne802/
Pranck802/
Prajnc802/
Prahyn802/
Prasnd801/
Praunt801/
Phrant801/
Phrhan801/
Hprank801/
Prhane801/
Pramng801/
Prasnn801/
Prainn801/
Pranhs800/
Pram7533,069/
Pron756,203/
Pratten731,153/
Prangue73455/
Prasing73344/
Prachin73142/
Pranova73122/
Prateng7363/
Prasenc7324/
Preaten7321/
Praseen7319/
Pranckh7316/
Preatin7312/
Praisin7312/
Prasind736/
Pranque735/
Prasent735/
Prahane734/
Ppraing734/
Prattin733/
Prashyn732/
Prasinn731/
Phrahan731/
Prhaint731/
Praszyn731/
Prahyna731/
Praysin731/
Prhannd731/
Prhasen730/
Prating730/
Praisen730/
Prayten730/
Prein671,488/
Prone67954/
Prong67571/
Phraisin67479/
Phrasing67321/
Prohn67187/
Praum67182/
Pront67180/
Pream67164/
Preun67139/
Praim6785/
Preyn6776/
Prond6764/
Prasingh6724/
Praising6723/
Proon6717/
Proin6716/
Prattent6714/
Prahatin6714/
Phram6711/
Praam6710/
Promn6710/
Proun679/
Praunová677/
Prron676/
Phron676/
Phraisen674/
Pronn673/
Pronh673/
Prassing673/
Pranhova673/
Praisien672/
Pronc672/
Praschin671/
Preachin671/
Pïron671/
Praym671/
Przon671/
Pramk671/
Prangque671/
Prayngkh671/
Preasent671/
Pratting670/

Pran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pran in the Oriya language
ପାଣpana82.54
ପାନpana7.54
ପାଣରpanara4.76
ପଣpana1.98
ପାଣିpani0.4
Pran in the Bengali language
প্রানprana76.5
প্রাণprana16.24
প্রনprana2.56
প্রানকৃষ্ণpranakrsna2.56
Pran in the Marathi language
परणparana66.67
परनparana33.33
Pran in the Hindi language
प्राणprana63.13
प्रानprana34.23
प्रणprana1.73
प्रनprana0.4
Pran in the Russian language
Пранpran-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pran
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