Prejapati Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Prejapati Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prejapati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India141:54,790,384527,769
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Prejapati Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prejapati (Hindi: प्रजापति, Marathi: ेजापती) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prejapati? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Prejapati occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Prejapati reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 54,790,384. In India Prejapati is most numerous in: Uttar Pradesh, where 43 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 21 percent are found and Delhi, where 7 percent are found. Beside India this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Prejapati Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prejapati in the Marathi language
ेजापतीejapati-
Prejapati in the Hindi language
प्रजापतिprajapati50
प्रेजापतिprejapati33.33
प्रेजापतीprejapati16.67

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prejapati
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