Pratihast Surname

579,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

Pratihast Surname User-submission:

The Pratihast surname is compound of prati, a Hindi word meaning 'every', and hast, a Sanskrit word meaning 'hand'.

Pratihast Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3721:2,062,00470,087
Nepal1511:188,6162,861
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pratihast Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Pratihast surname is compound of prati, a Hindi word meaning 'every', and hast, a Sanskrit word meaning 'hand'.

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Pratihast Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pratihast (Hindi: प्रतिहस्त, Oriya: ପତିହ) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pratihast? popularity and diffusion

It is the 579,404th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 13,445,657 people. The surname Pratihast occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pratihast live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

It is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 372 people, or 1 in 2,062,004. In India Pratihast is most frequent in: Delhi, where 23 percent are found, Bihar, where 21 percent are found and West Bengal, where 17 percent are found. Outside of India this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 28 percent are found and Qatar, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pratihast Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pratihast in the Oriya language
ପତିହpatiha-
Pratihast in the Hindi language
प्रतिहस्तpratihasta95.83
प्रतीहस्तpratihasta4.17

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