Prapin Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Prapin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prapin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1081:654,059109,897
India131:59,005,029552,550
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Prapin (269) may also be a first name.

Prapin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prapin (Hindi: प्रपीण, Oriya: ପପିନ୍, Russian: Прапин) is found in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prapin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Prapin is the 1,612,213th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. The surname Prapin is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Prapin are found; 87 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 542,091st most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 269 people.

The surname is most widely held in Thailand, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 654,059. In Thailand it is most prevalent in: Chiang Mai Province, where 37 percent are found, Phayao Province, where 33 percent are found and Bangkok, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Thailand it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prapina925/
Phrapin921/
Propin83252/
Prepin8374/
Prapim832/
Prapnn832/
Prépin831/
Proupin77228/
Prospin7748/
Propina775/
Praiphn771/
Pröpping713/
Propping713/
Propen6718/
Propín672/
Propent629/
Propfen626/
Prospen623/
Proupín622/
Proppen620/

Prapin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prapin in the Oriya language
ପପିନ୍papin-
Prapin in the Hindi language
प्रपीणprapina50
प्रपीनprapina41.67
प्रपिणprapina8.33
Prapin in the Russian language
Прапинprapin-

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