Prapala Surname

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

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Prapala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Prapala Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

Prapala (11) may also be a first name.

Prapala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prapala (Marathi: परपाला) has its highest incidence in Thailand. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prapala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Prapala is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Prapala are found; 60 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 60 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held forename world-wide It is held by 11 people.

The surname is most widely held in Thailand, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 11,773,058. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Bangkok, where 67 percent are found, Maha Sarakham Province, where 17 percent are found and Phrae Province, where 17 percent are found. Besides Thailand this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 40 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prabpala9324/
Prappala932/
Praphala931/
Prapphala8813/
Prabphala884/
Phrapalas881/
Propala8619/
Prapali865/
Prapalis8019/
Prappola805/
Prepalaj801/
Propola7115/
Propalo717/
Prepela714/
Phraiphali714/
Propalis6718/
Prepelah671/
Propoli5734/
Propolis5325/
Própolis531/
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Prapala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prapala in the Marathi language
परपालाparapala-

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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 Prapala
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