Prayag Surname

149,902nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,945 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Prayag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prayag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius1,5821:81867
India1,2041:637,09730,235
England731:763,26141,903
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
France71:9,488,960336,266
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Prayag (44,650) may also be a first name.

Prayag Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prayag (Bengali: প্রয়াগ, Hindi: प्रयाग, Marathi: याग, Oriya: ପୟାଗ) is found in Mauritius more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prayag? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 149,902nd most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,474,549 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Prayag live; 54 percent live in Southern Africa and 54 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean. Prayag is also the 20,303rd most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 44,650 people.

This last name is most widely held in Mauritius, where it is held by 1,582 people, or 1 in 818. In Mauritius it is mostly found in: Pamplemousses District, where 20 percent reside, Grand Port District, where 16 percent reside and Plaines Wilhems District, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Mauritius this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in India, where 41 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Prayag Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Prayag earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.19% more than the national average, earning $50,770 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prayg917/
Prayog8325/
Prayak839/
Proyag833/
Priyag832/
Prajag831/
Prayogg7767/
Phrayak774/
Phrayog771/
Priyasg771/
Praeg73150/
Praig734/
Praug730/
Prajak6772/
Prayok6771/
Praigg6732/
Priyak6731/
Priyac674/
Prajac672/
Prayuk671/
Prajug671/
Praweg671/
Praugh671/
Preagh670/

Prayag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prayag in the Bengali language
প্রয়াগprayaga-
Prayag in the Marathi language
यागyaga99.71
पमागpamaga0.05
पा्यागpayaga0.02
परागparaga0.02
पयागpayaga0.02
Prayag in the Hindi language
प्रयागprayaga98.88
प्रायगprayaga0.5
प्रायागprayaga0.44
प्रयगprayaga0.06
प्रयोगprayoga0.02
प्रयाागprayaaga0.02
पृयाग़pryaga0.02
Prayag in the Oriya language
ପୟାଗpayaga84.29
ପୟାଗରpayagara8.57
ପରିଆଗpari'aga1.43
ପୟାଗ୍payag1.43
ପାୟାଗpayaga1.43

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Footnotes

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