First Name PRAKASH

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • PRAKASH is ranked as the 3554th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 4,216.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 1.32 people named PRAKASH for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a first name 63% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named PRAKASH is 56.

First Names PRAKASH
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 4,216 +/-5.5%
  • National Rank 3,554
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.3

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 56
  • National Rank 40,499
  • Percentile Rank 56.20%
  • Proportion/100k 0.02

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name PRAKASH is 10.1% White, 1.4% Hispanic origin, 1.8% Black, 79.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 7.0% Two or More Races, and 0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name PRAKASH have a higher likelyhood of being Asian or Pacific Islander and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name PRAKASH is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Nepalese Masculine given name
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Indian masculine given name

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name PRAKASH

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 10.1% 63.9% -53.8%
Hispanic origin 1.4% 16.3% -14.9%
Black 1.8% 12.3% -10.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 79.4% 4.9% 74.5%
Two or more races 7.0% 1.8% 5.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.4% 0.7% -0.3%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named PRAKASH is California where 1,010 people have this name.
  • New Jersey is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named PRAKASH, as 5.6 in every 100,000 New Jerseyans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 97th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • New Jersey is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 21 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Louisiana (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 41 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names PRAKASH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 223 1.73 94.7% Indiana 11 0.17 66.4% Iowa 17 0.56 82.9% Kansas 21 0.73 73.8% Michigan 106 1.07 95.2% Minnesota 31 0.57 88.3% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 71 0.62 89.8% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 21 0.36 84.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name PRAKASH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 223 1.73 94.7%
Indiana 11 0.17 66.4%
Iowa 17 0.56 82.9%
Kansas 21 0.73 73.8%
Michigan 106 1.07 95.2%
Minnesota 31 0.57 88.3%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 71 0.62 89.8%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 21 0.36 84.9%
West State Statistics First-Names PRAKASH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 34 0.5 78.3% California 1,010 2.6 97.9% Colorado 68 1.26 87.5% Hawaii 6 0.42 38.7% Idaho 8 0.48 42.3% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 9 0.32 43.9% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 15 0.37 65.9% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 36 0.51 87.4% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name PRAKASH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 34 0.5 78.3%
California 1,010 2.6 97.9%
Colorado 68 1.26 87.5%
Hawaii 6 0.42 38.7%
Idaho 8 0.48 42.3%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 9 0.32 43.9%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 15 0.37 65.9%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 36 0.51 87.4%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names PRAKASH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 112 3.12 91.8% Maine 20 1.53 67.5% Massachusetts 146 2.16 91.4% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 500 5.6 96.5% New York 468 2.37 97.3% Pennsylvania 109 0.85 92.3% Rhode Island 18 1.73 70.2% Vermont 8 1.25 64.9%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name PRAKASH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 112 3.12 91.8%
Maine 20 1.53 67.5%
Massachusetts 146 2.16 91.4%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 500 5.6 96.5%
New York 468 2.37 97.3%
Pennsylvania 109 0.85 92.3%
Rhode Island 18 1.73 70.2%
Vermont 8 1.25 64.9%
South State Statistics First-Names PRAKASH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 29 0.59 82.7% Arkansas 13 0.43 67.1% Delaware 21 2.28 86.6% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 221 1.11 96.4% Georgia 127 1.25 93.4% Kentucky 19 0.44 74.8% Louisiana 7 0.14 43.0% Maryland 131 2.2 94.1% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 83 0.83 93.5% Oklahoma 28 0.73 78.5% South Carolina 37 0.77 84.5% Tennessee 21 0.32 79.6% Texas 376 1.39 96.9% Virginia 209 2.52 94.8% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name PRAKASH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 29 0.59 82.7%
Arkansas 13 0.43 67.1%
Delaware 21 2.28 86.6%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 221 1.11 96.4%
Georgia 127 1.25 93.4%
Kentucky 19 0.44 74.8%
Louisiana 7 0.14 43.0%
Maryland 131 2.2 94.1%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 83 0.83 93.5%
Oklahoma 28 0.73 78.5%
South Carolina 37 0.77 84.5%
Tennessee 21 0.32 79.6%
Texas 376 1.39 96.9%
Virginia 209 2.52 94.8%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with PRAKASH as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have PRAKASH as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named PRAKASH.

The most popular full name is PRAKASH Patel. 13.44% of all the people named PRAKASH have this family name.

There are 506 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name PRAKASH

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 PRAKASH Patel 13.44%
2 PRAKASH Shah 4.63%
3 PRAKASH Desai 2.20%
4 PRAKASH Singh 1.43%
5 PRAKASH Sharma 1.21%
6 PRAKASH Chandra 0.99%
7 PRAKASH Rao 0.99%
8 PRAKASH Joshi 0.88%
9 PRAKASH Mehta 0.88%
10 PRAKASH Gandhi 0.77%
11 PRAKASH Patil 0.77%
12 PRAKASH Naik 0.66%
13 PRAKASH Nair 0.66%
14 PRAKASH Reddy 0.66%
15 PRAKASH Babu 0.55%
16 PRAKASH Chand 0.55%
17 PRAKASH Jain 0.55%
18 PRAKASH Bhat 0.44%
19 PRAKASH Gautam 0.44%
20 PRAKASH Gupta 0.44%

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