Parra Surname

809th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 652,928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Parra Surname Definition:

In Spanish Parra means "vineyard" and also "a clay container."

Originated in village of Espinosa, Burgos, and also found in Santander, Leon, Castile, and Aragon. Name of several villages near Badajoz, Ávila, Cuenca, Teruel, and Oviedo.

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Parra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia173,3961:27644
Venezuela130,2801:23235
Mexico121,8771:1,018159
Chile51,1891:34469
Spain47,6801:98196
United States32,6971:11,0851,368
Argentina19,3031:2,214286
Ecuador16,9201:940158
Cuba11,4261:1,008173
Peru8,5271:3,727614
Brazil8,0451:26,6101,170
Dominican Republic6,5171:1,601249
Bolivia5,7071:1,860350
France4,2951:15,4651,643
Costa Rica3,5851:1,333232
Paraguay3,4471:2,099303
Philippines2,7721:36,5225,610
India1,6551:463,48423,794
Portugal5281:19,7321,393
Canada4471:82,4299,185
Panama4221:9,271860
Uruguay2841:12,0841,359
England1961:284,27622,043
Guatemala1941:82,9002,758
Italy1651:370,64742,973
Australia1541:175,29717,847
Greece1331:83,30714,080
Belgium1301:88,43613,772
Nicaragua1161:51,9061,445
Germany1031:781,60657,825
Switzerland981:83,8059,470
Netherlands621:272,37433,874
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Aruba371:2,797396
Ireland341:138,4986,546
Puerto Rico311:114,5211,694
El Salvador301:211,4632,107
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Norway291:177,32021,035
Malta241:17,9281,021
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Curaçao141:11,232389
Belize131:27,3442,013
China131:105,178,5825,529
Scotland111:486,71119,179
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Guam81:20,0153,029
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Finland71:785,24338,644
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Andorra31:27,9461,499
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Ethiopia21:48,773,13129,601
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Comoros11:749,524685
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

The alternate forms: Párra (4), Parrà (1), Parrá (1), Pàrra (1), Pârra (1) & Pärra (1) are calculated separately.

Parra (544) may also be a first name.

Parra Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

In Spanish Parra means "vineyard" and also "a clay container."

Originated in village of Espinosa, Burgos, and also found in Santander, Leon, Castile, and Aragon. Name of several villages near Badajoz, Ávila, Cuenca, Teruel, and Oviedo. Derived from Celtic "parium" - a vine masort or trellis.

Castilian name.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

Parra is a person who 'farms grapes'.

- eduparrox

Parra means 'grape vine' in Spanish.

- oswaldoparra

Parra Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Parra Come From? nationality or country of origin

Parra (Hindi: पररा, Russian: Парра) is found most in Colombia. It can also be rendered as a variant: Párra, Parrà, Parrá, Pàrra, Pârra or Pärra. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parra? popularity and diffusion

It is the 809th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,161 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Parra are found; 64 percent are found in South America and 46 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Parra is also the 361,218th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 544 people.

The last name is most common in Colombia, where it is borne by 173,396 people, or 1 in 276. In Colombia it is primarily concentrated in: Capital District, where 26 percent live, Antioquia Department, where 11 percent live and Cundinamarca Department, where 8 percent live. Not including Colombia it occurs in 108 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 20 percent live and Mexico, where 19 percent live.

Parra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Parra has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 33,708 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 19,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 3,400 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Parra Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Parra last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Parra last name are 40.85% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.08% registered with the political party.

The amount Parra earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 77.12% less than the national average, earning €6,870 per year; in Norway they earn 1.91% less than the national average, earning 339,486 kr per year; in Peru they earn 20.01% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,263 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.81% more than the national average, earning $24,247,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.3% less than the national average, earning $37,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.94% less than the national average, earning $46,730 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Párra934/
Parrà931/
Parrá931/
Pàrra931/
Pârra931/
Pärra931/
Parray9112,529/
Parras9110,544/
Parrat91642/
Parraz91476/
Parrau91131/
Patrra9149/
Parrah9133/
Parrad9133/
Parrea9120/
Parrai9110/
Parraa917/
Pharra917/
Parrga915/
Paurra914/
Parrra913/
Parraj912/
Pairra911/
Paarra911/
Pearra910/
Para8965,356/
Parratt831,822/
Parraud83623/
Parreau83198/
Parrash834/
Parreas834/
Parrath832/
Parrach832/
Parraut832/
Paharra832/
Pharrah831/
Pattrra831/
Pharras831/
Pfarras831/
Paarray831/
Paerray831/
Parrats831/
Parraya831/
Parrrra831/
Parrahz831/
Parrais831/
D'Parra831/
Pairrat831/
Pearrau830/
Pairrah830/
Patra801,124,556/
Parry8070,311/
Paras8035,566/
Parga8013,100/
Payra8012,866/
Paira8010,297/
Parai808,058/
Perra807,325/
Parri807,049/
Parro805,283/
Parad804,681/
Paray804,642/
Parre803,812/
Paura803,360/
Porra803,182/
Parat803,101/
Parau802,746/
Phara802,241/
Parah801,351/
Parer80836/
Paraz80605/
Paera80586/
Paraj80566/
Parza80397/
Paara80396/
Parać80362/
Parea80333/
Peara80305/
Parha80175/
Pasra80142/
Paraš80133/
Paroa8097/
Paraa8091/
Parap8049/
Pfara8031/
Parré8025/
Parađ8021/
Ppara8019/
Parač8016/
Pajra8010/
Paraś8010/
Hpara809/
Parró807/
Pahra806/
Pgara801/
Paraí801/
Paraş801/
Parrj801/
Parrò801/
Paraï801/
Parrault77113/
Parreaux77111/
Pairraud777/
Pharreau771/
Parratts770/
Porras73177,638/
Parris7327,498/
Paraja7323,221/
Patras7310,484/
Parhad734,987/
Parrot734,314/
Parash732,458/
Paradh731,777/
Pairat731,628/
Parres731,534/
Parret731,189/
Paraya731,098/
Porraz73986/
Pasrad73976/
Pharas73884/
Pairay73851/
Pharat73775/
Parrey73749/
Porroa73533/
Pearre73530/
Pargai73469/
Pattra73440/
Patrat73403/
Paraud73389/
Parrie73353/
Parast73344/
Parais73337/
Payrat73331/
Parach73297/
Paraha73290/
Parrod73261/
Parros73249/
Pairah73229/
Pfaira73220/
Paitra73214/
Patrai73210/
Pharaj73200/
Paerah73193/
Patrau73183/
Payrau73177/
Parasd73176/
Patraș73168/
Pharad73165/
Phatra73156/
Paraut73152/
Paaraa73149/
Patraş73141/
Perrea73128/
Pathra73124/
Patrad73123/
Parreu73122/
Pairoa73120/
Pharah73117/
Paraia73116/
Parrou73111/
Patray73107/
Pourra73106/
Parred7398/
Pahara7397/
Parrez7396/
Parrer7391/
Pahura7388/
Perray7381/
Pairha7381/
Pharro7375/
Perrau7375/
Parahy7375/
Parree7374/
Parhat7374/
Patrer7370/
Paraat7369/
Pharai7368/
Payrah7364/
Porray7362/
Paaira7362/
Paytra7361/
Parher7360/
Parhas7359/
Paerau7355/
Parhah7354/
Pheara7349/
Parait7349/
Paratz7347/
Patraś7344/
Pharay7342/
Paraiz7342/
Paerai7340/
Perrah7339/
Paraňa7339/
Paurat7336/
Pfarre7336/
Paraup7333/
Parats7332/
Pareas7331/
Patraa7331/
Paratt7331/
Porrúa7331/
Pearaj7331/
Pauras7330/
Parrio7330/
Parass7326/
Payras7326/
Parahu7326/
Patrri7325/
Paraid7325/
Paatra7323/
Parapp7323/
Pharer7322/
Parrys7322/
Pharry7322/
Para'a7322/
Paracz7322/
Pharau7321/
Parriz7319/
Paraad7317/
Pautra7317/
Patraš7317/
Porrat7316/
Pharoa7316/
Pharap7315/
Patrha7314/
Parroj7313/
Parrui7312/
Patraz7311/
Paraai7311/
Paurea7310/
Payrer7310/
Pairas739/
Phaera739/
Parajs739/
Pairau739/
Patrea738/
Paaras738/
Pfarer738/
Parayz738/
Parrit737/
Parasz737/
Parroy737/
Pearer736/
Ppatra736/
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Parads736/
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Pairad731/
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Pearas731/
Poirra731/
Pórras731/
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Paarai731/
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Pearga731/
Peatra730/
Parrep730/
Parrid730/
Parerr730/
Pareat730/
Parrge730/
Parrip730/
Pearea730/
Parreault7121/
Parrish6773,867/
Pare6767,881/
Pari6767,384/
Parrott6726,185/
Pera6725,223/
Pora6718,538/
Paro6712,661/
Parrett675,484/
Pary672,680/
Phairat672,123/
Pharris671,751/
Pautrat671,232/
Paré671,082/
Paharai67864/
Pourrat67695/
Patrash67600/
Parachh67556/
Pfarrer67407/
Parrhiz67387/
Parritt67292/
Phatrat67238/
Patraus67201/
Payraud67193/
Póra67170/
Patraud67159/
Pairaud67153/
Pattrai67151/
Parault67138/
Pará67103/
Patreau67101/
Pfarher6792/
Parherr6781/
Pêra6779/
Pourraz6777/
Patrach6776/
Parriss6773/
Pára6762/
Phairas6759/
Paireau6758/
Paraszt6757/
Pfahrer6752/
Pearrie6750/
Paraizs6748/
Pareaud6747/
Pharaja6746/
Parouha6745/
Paharaj6742/
Phattra6740/
Parrest6732/
Pautras6732/
Paureau6730/
Pharhat6730/
Parasth6730/
Pathrat6729/
Patrass6728/
Pharaha6727/
Pourray6727/
Parasch6723/
Pharajh6723/
Pära6723/
Pauraya6720/
Pairgah6718/
Phairah6718/
Paharat6717/
Pasrach6715/
Parrous6715/
Parj6714/
Phareau6714/
Parrosh6714/
Pathray6713/
Parrois6713/
Paró6713/
Parhaad6712/
Péra6712/
Patraux6712/
Pairaya6711/
Pourras6711/
Parahiy6711/
Pattrea6710/
Pară6710/
Payraya679/
Pathras679/
Pharaud679/
Pauraux679/
Pearach679/
Parrich678/
Parahau678/
Paurash677/
Paraggi677/
Pharher677/
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Pattraa675/
Porrath675/
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Porrais671/
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Parresh670/
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Parra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parra in the Hindi language
परराparara-
Parra in the Russian language
Парраparra-

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