Prasher Surname

263,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Scotland

Prasher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prasher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,0291:745,44734,025
England1571:354,89225,525
United States1311:2,766,862164,942
Canada991:372,17833,288
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Prasher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prasher (Georgian: პრაშერ, Hindi: प्राशर, Marathi: ाशेर, Russian: Прашер) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prasher? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 263,596th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,904,136 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Prasher are found; 69 percent are found in South Asia and 64 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 1,029 people, or 1 in 745,447. In India Prasher is most frequent in: Punjab, where 51 percent live, Delhi, where 18 percent live and Jammu and Kashmir, where 8 percent live. Other than India this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Prasher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prasher has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,638 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 363 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prasher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Prasher surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Prasher surname are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Prasher earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.81% more than the national average, earning $70,453 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prascher9364/
Prashear932/
Prashier931/
Prashger931/
Preasher930/
Praser9262/
Prashe921/
Praydsher881/
Phrashier881/
Praescher881/
Prasert863,965/
Prasser861,547/
Pracher86586/
Presher86452/
Prauser86204/
Prashed8648/
Prahser8622/
Prasche8616/
Praiser8614/
Pratser8610/
Praserd868/
Prosher865/
Praserp862/
Prashir861/
Prasier861/
Prasere861/
Prashie860/
Praeser860/
Phraser860/
Prase8397/
Prescher803,207/
Pratcher80737/
Preacher80504/
Pröscher8074/
Präscher8018/
Proscher8011/
D'Praser808/
Phrasier807/
Prasheed805/
Prasszer803/
Praseart803/
Prathcer802/
Pressher801/
Praycher801/
Pracheer801/
Proshier801/
Prasheeh801/
Bprasert801/
Praserdt801/
Praserth801/
Phrasert801/
Praesser800/
Presheur800/
Preauser800/
Prause775,527/
Prasse772,120/
Praise771,275/
Prazer77650/
Prache77453/
Prased77239/
Praset77175/
Proser77111/
Preser77106/
Prease7779/
Praßer7764/
Prasha7758/
Prashi7750/
Pracer7734/
Pröser7732/
Prasih7725/
Proshe7717/
Prasee7714/
Prahse7712/
Pračer7710/
Pratse776/
Prasir774/
Prases773/
Préser773/
Prayse772/
Prasea772/
Phrase772/
Prasep772/
Prasie771/
Prashy770/
Proescher75165/
Preischer758/
Protscher756/
Pratchert755/
Pruischer751/
Preacherr751/
Pratcherd750/
Preacherd750/
Phratcher750/
Prosser7127,338/
Presser714,546/
Preiser711,582/
Procher71150/
Pruisscher71139/
Praiseh71134/
Preyser71121/
Prosche7197/
Praseed7166/
Preszer7151/
Prösser7151/
Prouser7148/
Praisey7141/
Preuser7141/
Prátser7125/
Presier7124/
Preasha7118/
Praizer7117/
Prayzer7116/
Prachee7116/
Prausse7114/
Proshee7113/
Prajcer7112/
Prashai7111/
Prasidh719/
Prashid718/
Proszer718/
Proeser716/
Preache715/
Prashit715/
Praseet715/
Praseat715/
Prasead714/
Présser714/
Prachet714/
Pratche713/
Proseer713/
Praises713/
Prajzer713/
Praisee713/
Proshed712/
Prassed712/
Pradsea712/
Prooser712/
Prasirt712/
Praseih711/
Prashay711/
Prashsa711/
Prashuy711/
Prasird711/
Prachir711/
Pradsed711/
Prosherova711/
Praaise711/
Praches711/
Preushe711/
Pruiser711/
Praicer711/
Praiche711/
Praised711/
Prachey710/
Preeser710/
Proscer710/
Phrazer710/
Prosier710/
Prasech710/
Prassey710/
Praisie710/
Proxser710/
Prosger710/
Pratcer710/
Prasa674,317/
Preusser671,290/
Prose671,004/
Preisser67935/
Preusche67870/
Prasi67454/
Prace6774/
Praße6766/
Prajczer6763/
Prosszer6747/
Prasiddh6743/
Preische6733/
Presseur6727/
Prachett6712/
Prosheha6712/
Praze6710/
Pratchet678/
Proesser674/
Prosches674/
Praiczer674/
Pressier673/
Prachish673/
Prasy673/
Pracheds673/
Prossser672/
Praxe672/
Presszer672/
Preicher672/
Pratchez671/
Prossere671/
Preachea671/
Phraizer671/
Preuhser671/
Prossert671/
Preacehr671/
Phraisee671/
Preiszer670/
Preuszer670/
Prossier670/
Prousser670/

Prasher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prasher in the Georgian language
პრაშერprasher-
Prasher in the Marathi language
ाशेरasera-
Prasher in the Hindi language
प्राशरprasara40
पराशरparasara40
प्रशेरprasera20
Prasher in the Russian language
Прашерpraser-

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