Praskash Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Guyana

Praskash Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Praskash 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
India461:16,675,334263,471
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Praskash (47) may also be a first name.

Praskash Last Name Facts

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

The last name Praskash (Hindi: प्रकाश) has its highest incidence in India. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Praskash? popularity and diffusion

Praskash is the 2,718,172nd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Praskash live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Praskash is also the 1,467,136th most widely held given name globally, held by 47 people.

The last name Praskash is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 16,675,334. In India Praskash is most prevalent in: Bihar, where 39 percent live, Delhi, where 30 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 13 percent live. Other than India it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Guyana, where 2 percent live.

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
Prashkash942/
Praskach8849/
Praskac8051/
Praskač8025/
Praskaj808/
Prascas802/
Praskać801/
Prouskas7532/
Proskos6733/
Práskač673/
Proiskos63112/
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Praskash Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Praskash in the Hindi language
प्रकाशprakasa-

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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 Praskash
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