Prkash Surname
Approximately 104,386 people bear this surname
Prkash Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 104,362 | 1:7,350 | 641 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Prkash (30,790) may also be a first name.
Prkash Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prkash Come From? nationality or country of origin
Prkash (Hindi: प्रकाश, Marathi: काश, Oriya: ପ୍କାଶ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Prkash? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,426th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 69,813 people. The last name Prkash occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Prkash are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Prkash is also the 27,361st most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 30,790 people.
The surname is most widespread in India, where it is held by 104,362 people, or 1 in 7,350. In India Prkash is primarily found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 97 percent live, Jharkhand, where 1 percent live and Bihar, where 1 percent live. Other than India it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and Pakistan, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prkaash | 92 | 31 | / |
| Prkashs | 92 | 26 | / |
| Prkashe | 92 | 5 | / |
| Prkhash | 92 | 2 | / |
| Prkasch | 92 | 1 | / |
| Przkash | 92 | 1 | / |
| Prkeash | 92 | 1 | / |
| Prkaush | 92 | 1 | / |
| Prkashp | 92 | 1 | / |
| Prkasdh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Prkahsh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Prkaesh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Prkas | 91 | 850 | / |
| Prkashsh | 86 | 17 | / |
| Prqqkash | 86 | 1 | / |
| Prkesh | 83 | 34 | / |
| Prkahs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Prkaas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Prkesch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Prkashshsh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Prkos | 73 | 3 | / |
| Prëkaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prkashshshsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prkashshshshsh | 60 | 1 | / |
| Prcac | 55 | 96 | / |
| Prcać | 55 | 1 | / |
| Prcaic | 50 | 1 | / |
| Prëcaj | 50 | 1 | / |
Prkash Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Prkash in the Hindi language | ||
| प्रकाश | prakasa | 99.65 |
| प्रकाश् | prakas | 0.08 |
| प्र्काश | prkasa | 0.08 |
| प्रकाष | prakasa | 0.04 |
| प्रकाश़ | prakasa | 0.04 |
| प्रकाश्ा | prakasa | 0.03 |
| सिंह | sinha | 0.02 |
| यादव | yadava | 0.01 |
| प्रकाश़़ | prakasa | 0 |
| प्रसाद | prasada | 0 |
| प्रकाश्ा़ | prakasa | 0 |
| राठौर | rathaura | 0 |
| पा्रकाष | parakasa | 0 |
| प्रकााश | prakaasa | 0 |
| प्रकाशा | prakasa | 0 |
| प्रकास | prakasa | 0 |
| ्प्रकाश | prakasa | 0 |
| त्रिपाठी | tripathi | 0 |
| प्रकश | prakasa | 0 |
| प्र्कश | prkasa | 0 |
| प्रकााश् | prakaas | 0 |
| Prkash in the Marathi language | ||
| काश | kasa | 98.74 |
| पेकाश | pekasa | 0.14 |
| परकाश | parakasa | 0.14 |
| पकाश | pakasa | 0.05 |
| पकश | pakasa | 0.05 |
| Prkash in the Oriya language | ||
| ପ୍କାଶ | pkasa | 66.67 |
| ପକାଶ | pakasa | 33.33 |
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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 Prkash
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