Prkash Surname

5,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104,386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Prkash Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prkash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India104,3621:7,350641
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

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

The last name Prkash (Hindi: प्रकाश, Marathi: काश, Oriya: ପ୍କାଶ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prkash? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,426th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,813 people. The last name Prkash occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Prkash reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Prkash is also the 27,361st most commonly held first name internationally, held by 30,790 people.

The surname is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 104,362 people, or 1 in 7,350. In India it is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 97 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 1 percent reside and Bihar, where 1 percent reside. Other than India Prkash is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prkaash9231/
Prkashs9226/
Prkashe925/
Prkhash922/
Prkasch921/
Przkash921/
Prkeash921/
Prkaush921/
Prkashp921/
Prkasdh921/
Prkahsh921/
Prkaesh921/
Prkas91850/
Prkashsh8617/
Prqqkash861/
Prkesh8334/
Prkahs831/
Prkaas831/
Prkesch771/
Prkashshsh753/
Prkos733/
Prëkaj671/
Prkashshshsh671/
Prkashshshshsh601/
Prcac5596/
Prcać551/
Prcaic501/
Prëcaj501/

Prkash Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prkash in the Hindi language
प्रकाशprakasa99.65
प्रकाश्prakas0.08
प्र्काशprkasa0.08
प्रकाषprakasa0.04
प्रकाश़prakasa0.04
प्रकाश्ाprakasa0.03
सिंहsinha0.02
यादवyadava0.01
प्रकाश़़prakasa0
प्रसादprasada0
प्रकाश्ा़prakasa0
राठौरrathaura0
पा्रकाषparakasa0
प्रकााशprakaasa0
प्रकाशाprakasa0
प्रकासprakasa0
्प्रकाशprakasa0
त्रिपाठीtripathi0
प्रकशprakasa0
प्र्कशprkasa0
प्रकााश्prakaas0
Prkash in the Marathi language
काशkasa98.74
पेकाशpekasa0.14
परकाशparakasa0.14
पकाशpakasa0.05
पकशpakasa0.05
Prkash in the Oriya language
ପ୍କାଶpkasa66.67
ପକାଶpakasa33.33

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