Pranya Surname

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

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Thailand

Pranya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pranya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61:127,844,230863,365
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799

Pranya (379) may also be a first name.

Pranya Last Name Facts

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

Pranya (Hindi: प्रण्य, Marathi: पंकज, Oriya: ପଣୟ) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pranya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Pranya is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Pranya live; 60 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 445,512th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 379 people.

It is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India Pranya is primarily found in: Bihar, where 83 percent are found and Odisha, where 17 percent are found. Aside from India this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 40 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prajnya923/
Pragna83217/
Pronya83142/
Prania8344/
Pranea831/
Pranja831/
Prainha7774/
Pranjga7771/
Pragnay773/
Pranyot772/
Phrania772/
Pranija771/
Pragnat771/
Pranjay771/
Pranjap771/
Praña731/
Praunias7144/
Pragnait7113/
Prangnoy711/
Prangnat711/
Pranio67101/
Praneehat674/
Pranjo672/
Pranaijai671/
Pramja671/

Pranya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pranya in the Oriya language
ପଣୟpanaya75
ପଜ୍ଞାpajna25
Pranya in the Marathi language
पंकजpankaja50
पांचाळpancala50
Pranya in the Hindi language
प्रण्यpranya33.33
प्रन्याpran'ya20
प्रन्यpran'ya13.33
प्रनयाpranaya13.33
प्रण्याpranya6.67
प्रान्यpran'ya6.67
प्रज्ञाprajna6.67

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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 Pranya
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