Prayas Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Prayas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 47 | 1:16,320,540 | 259,912 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Prayas (1,781) may also be a first name.
Prayas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prayas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Prayas (Bengali: প্রয়াস, Hindi: प्रयास, Marathi: यास, Oriya: ପୟାସ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Prayas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,635,433rd most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Prayas reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Prayas is also the 181,263rd most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 1,781 people.
It is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 16,320,540. In India it is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 36 percent reside, Madhya Pradesh, where 17 percent reside and Gujarat, where 9 percent reside. Apart from India Prayas occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 7 percent reside and Nepal, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Prayas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Prayas in the Bengali language | ||
| প্রয়াস | prayasa | - |
| Prayas in the Hindi language | ||
| प्रयास | prayasa | 98.46 |
| प्रयाश | prayasa | 1.03 |
| प्रयस | prayasa | 0.51 |
| Prayas in the Marathi language | ||
| यास | yasa | 97.59 |
| प्रशान् | prasan | 1.2 |
| Prayas in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୟାସ | payasa | 88.52 |
| ପୟାସର | payasara | 6.56 |
| ପୟାଶ | payasa | 1.64 |
| ପୟସର | payasara | 1.64 |
| ପାୟାସ | payasa | 1.64 |
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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
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- 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 Prayas
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