Prashu Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Iceland

Prashu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prashu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India961:7,990,264168,289
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Prashu (717) may also be a first name.

Prashu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prashu (Hindi: प्राशु, Oriya: ପଶୁ) has its highest incidence in India. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Prashu.

How Common Is The Last Name Prashu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Prashu is the 1,806,862nd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Prashu live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 308,274th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 717 people.

The surname is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 7,990,264. In India Prashu is most numerous in: Karnataka, where 29 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 11 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 9 percent are found. Outside of India this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prasahu929/
Prashuy921/
Prashud921/
Prasu915/
Prashaud8616/
Prachu83155/
Prasut83138/
Prasau8396/
Praisu8330/
Prassu8319/
Proshu8319/
Pratsu833/
Preshu832/
Prasuh831/
Prasud831/
Prasou831/
Prasaud77112/
Prassou77106/
Praseut7714/
Pradchu7710/
Prassus774/
Pratsou773/
Pratchu772/
Prachau771/
Presu732/
Phratchu716/
Proshuha712/
Praseuts711/
Proshoud711/
Prasouth711/
Praicheux6712/
Prochu6710/
Protsu677/
Presuľ674/
Prosuh674/
Prosut672/
Praczu672/
Presau672/
Prachhuth671/
Pratchush671/
Prazou670/
Prosus670/

Prashu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prashu in the Oriya language
ପଶୁpasu-
Prashu in the Hindi language
प्राशुprasu63.08
प्राशूprasu14.36
प्रांशुpransu13.33
प्रशुprasu4.1
प्रांशूpransu3.08
प्रशूprasu1.03
प्राश्ूprasu0.51
प्राशुंprasum0.51

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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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  • 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 Prashu
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