Cognomen Pran (Pran 
, 潘 
, پران 
) , around the world, is a prevalent family name. The surname Pran is characteristic of China, where it is a common surname, Norway, where it is quite a rare surname, and Trinidad and Tobago. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in China, Bangladesh, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, Pran is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Pran | Norway, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Thailand |
| 潘 | China |
| پران | Iran |
| Пран | Kazakhstan, Russia |
| pran nath (b. 1618) |
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| pran sukh yadav Sikh military commander (b. 1802) |
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pran Indian actor, IN (b. 1920) |
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pran nevile Indian art historian (1922-2018), IN (b. 1922) |
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| sigvardt pran Norwegian military personnel (b. 1898) |
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| pran tashchyan AM (b. 1890) |
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| pran kumar dey educationist and scientist (1901-1990) (b. 1901) |
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| pran nath mehra botanist (b. 1907) |
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| pran nath luthra Indian Administrative Service Officer (b. 1917) |
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| pran chopra Indian journalist, writer and editor, IN (b. 1921) |
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| pran nath lekhi Indian lawyer, IN (b. 1924) |
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| pran nath mago (b. 1923) |
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| arne pran Norwegian military officer (1936-2020), NO (b. 1936) |
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| pran nath chopra (b. 1926) |
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| pran ranjan sengupta Indian Mathematician, IN (b. 1938) |
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