Last name प्रभाकर (Prabhakar 
, प्रभाकर ) , throughout the world, is a common family name. The surname प्रभाकर is habitual in Western Asia, particularly United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a common surname, Bahrain, where it is quite a rare surname, and Oman. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in India, United Arab Emirates, and the United States. More frequently, प्रभाकर is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Prabhakar | United Arab Emirates, Nepal, United States, India, Saudi Arabia |
| प्रभाकर | India |
Prabhaakar, Prabhaakara, and প্রভাকর
| विष्णु प्रभाकर Indian writer, IN (b. 1912) |
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मनोज प्रभाकर Indian cricketer, IN (b. 1963) |
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