Para Surname

8,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Para Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Para Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India48,0981:15,9481,286
United States1,5401:235,36322,590
Poland1,3711:27,7234,217
Philippines1,0871:93,13516,194
Papua New Guinea9101:8,960698
Russia8801:163,77618,722
Moldova8661:4,112584
Romania7411:27,0963,458
Sri Lanka7311:28,4663,639
Italy6931:88,24915,269
Indonesia6461:204,72019,346
Solomon Islands6281:92431
France6241:106,44715,764
Nigeria5791:305,94617,034
Bolivia5721:18,5601,584
Spain5391:86,7387,349
Thailand4311:163,89426,233
Turkey4301:180,98013,623
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
Pakistan3761:475,1178,364
Brazil2731:784,15528,479
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Portugal1891:55,1233,035
United Arab Emirates1481:61,9075,910
Argentina1451:294,78223,564
Canada1411:261,31624,674
Nepal1031:276,5143,401
Iran981:783,49539,531
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Malaysia891:331,39617,819
Ukraine751:606,96966,274
Mexico711:1,748,25617,580
Afghanistan691:465,9886,093
Colombia671:713,0468,060
Greece611:181,63629,268
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
England531:1,051,28451,324
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Belarus521:182,71323,870
Australia491:550,93340,757
Chile421:419,44011,239
Kazakhstan401:442,06233,686
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Zimbabwe351:441,09338,294
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Hungary341:288,71422,080
Tanzania281:1,890,77247,703
Taiwan271:868,3246,112
Latvia261:78,84811,595
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Slovakia241:222,35235,659
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Transnistria211:22,6053,991
Peru151:2,118,94225,723
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
San Marino111:3,019410
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Finland81:687,08836,047
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Albania41:728,51420,844
China41:341,830,39216,990
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tuvalu11:11,188103
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

The alternate forms: Pará (103), Pára (62), Pära (23) & Pară (10) are calculated separately.

Para (74,504) may also be a first name.

Para Last Name Facts

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

The surname Para (Bengali: পারা, Georgian: პარა, Hindi: पारा, Marathi: पारा, Oriya: ପାରା, Russian: Пара, Tibetan: སྤ་ར།) has its highest incidence in India. It can also appear as: Pará, Pára, Pära or Pară. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Para? popularity and diffusion

The surname Para is the 8,700th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 111,505 people. The surname Para occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Para live; 76 percent live in South Asia and 73 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Para is also the 13,149th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 74,504 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 48,098 people, or 1 in 15,948. In India Para is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 64 percent reside, Gujarat, where 23 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 7 percent reside. Besides India this surname occurs in 121 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Poland, where 2 percent reside.

Para Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Para has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Para last name expanded 1,656 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 5,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Para Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Para last name is predominantly Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Para surname are 0.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.82% being registered with the party.

The amount Para earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 0.52% more than the national average, earning €30,187 per year; in South Africa they earn 40.53% less than the national average, earning R 141,312 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.52% less than the national average, earning $19,632,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.23% more than the national average, earning $44,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.32% more than the national average, earning $55,306 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pará92103/
Pára9262/
Pära9223/
Pară9210/
Patra891,124,556/
Parra89652,928/
Paras8935,566/
Parga8913,100/
Payra8912,866/
Paira8910,297/
Parai898,058/
Parad894,681/
Paray894,642/
Paura893,360/
Parat893,101/
Parau892,746/
Phara892,241/
Parah891,351/
Paraz89605/
Paera89586/
Paraj89566/
Parza89397/
Paara89396/
Parać89362/
Parea89333/
Peara89305/
Parha89175/
Pasra89142/
Paraš89133/
Paroa8997/
Paraa8991/
Parap8949/
Pfara8931/
Parađ8921/
Ppara8919/
Parač8916/
Pajra8910/
Paraś8910/
Hpara899/
Pahra896/
Pgara891/
Paraí891/
Paraş891/
Paraï891/
Paraja8023,221/
Parray8012,529/
Parras8010,544/
Patras8010,484/
Parhad804,987/
Parash802,458/
Paradh801,777/
Pairat801,628/
Paraya801,098/
Pasrad80976/
Pharas80884/
Pairay80851/
Pharat80775/
Parrat80642/
Parraz80476/
Pargai80469/
Pattra80440/
Patrat80403/
Paraud80389/
Parast80344/
Parais80337/
Payrat80331/
Parach80297/
Paraha80290/
Pairah80229/
Pfaira80220/
Paitra80214/
Patrai80210/
Pharaj80200/
Paerah80193/
Patrau80183/
Payrau80177/
Parasd80176/
Patraș80168/
Pharad80165/
Phatra80156/
Paraut80152/
Paaraa80149/
Patraş80141/
Parrau80131/
Pathra80124/
Patrad80123/
Pairoa80120/
Pharah80117/
Paraia80116/
Patray80107/
Pahara8097/
Pahura8088/
Pairha8081/
Parahy8075/
Parhat8074/
Paraat8069/
Pharai8068/
Payrah8064/
Paaira8062/
Paytra8061/
Parhas8059/
Paerau8055/
Parhah8054/
Pheara8049/
Patrra8049/
Parait8049/
Paratz8047/
Patraś8044/
Pharay8042/
Paraiz8042/
Paerai8040/
Paraňa8039/
Paurat8036/
Parrah8033/
Parrad8033/
Paraup8033/
Parats8032/
Pareas8031/
Patraa8031/
Paratt8031/
Pearaj8031/
Pauras8030/
Parass8026/
Payras8026/
Parahu8026/
Paraid8025/
Paatra8023/
Parapp8023/
Para'a8022/
Paracz8022/
Pharau8021/
Parrea8020/
Paraad8017/
Pautra8017/
Patraš8017/
Pharoa8016/
Pharap8015/
Patrha8014/
Patraz8011/
Paraai8011/
Paurea8010/
Parrai8010/
Pairas809/
Phaera809/
Parajs809/
Pairau809/
Patrea808/
Paaras808/
Parayz808/
Parraa807/
Parasz807/
Pharra807/
Ppatra806/
Pahrah806/
Parads806/
Paurai806/
Pajtra806/
Pearat806/
Pasray806/
Paratp805/
Hpatra805/
Paaray805/
Pauray805/
Pariea805/
Parrga805/
Pearai805/
Pajras805/
Paraih804/
Parauh804/
Pharha804/
Paurra804/
Pearay804/
Paraah804/
Pairai804/
Parrra803/
Payrha803/
Parhai803/
Phaira803/
Pairaj803/
Patrap803/
Pasras803/
Parazs803/
Parhay803/
Paraph803/
Pairap803/
Paradz803/
Pharea803/
Paraip803/
Parraj802/
Parzah802/
Pareaz802/
Paraas802/
Pearza802/
Paread802/
Paraić802/
Payraz802/
Pairra801/
Pahrai801/
Payraj801/
Pearaz801/
Pauraj801/
Payrai801/
Ppaara801/
Pparaa801/
Pparas801/
Pahras801/
Pahrea801/
Pajhra801/
Paarad801/
Parhau801/
Paraay801/
Paradd801/
Paraiy801/
Pargay801/
Pairea801/
Hpaara801/
Hparas801/
Hparat801/
Paurah801/
Paraux801/
Parayś801/
Pasrat801/
Parzai801/
Parzay801/
Para's801/
Pajraj801/
Pairad801/
Paarra801/
Pearas801/
Pargah801/
Pajrah801/
Paarai801/
Paasra801/
Pearga801/
Peatra800/
Pearra800/
Pareat800/
Pearea800/
Pare7567,881/
Pari7567,384/
Pera7525,223/
Pora7518,538/
Paro7512,661/
Pary752,680/
Paré751,082/
Póra75170/
Pêra7579/
Parj7514/
Paró7513/
Péra7512/
Pöra753/
Parê751/
Parè751/
Pèra751/
Phairat732,123/
Parratt731,822/
Pautrat731,232/
Paharai73864/
Parraud73623/
Patrash73600/
Parachh73556/
Phatrat73238/
Patraus73201/
Parreau73198/
Payraud73193/
Patraud73159/
Pairaud73153/
Pattrai73151/
Parault73138/
Patreau73101/
Patrach7376/
Phairas7359/
Paireau7358/
Paraszt7357/
Paraizs7348/
Pareaud7347/
Pharaja7346/
Parouha7345/
Paharaj7342/
Phattra7340/
Pautras7332/
Paureau7330/
Pharhat7330/
Parasth7330/
Pathrat7329/
Patrass7328/
Pharaha7327/
Parasch7323/
Pharajh7323/
Pauraya7320/
Pairgah7318/
Phairah7318/
Paharat7317/
Pasrach7315/
Phareau7314/
Pathray7313/
Parhaad7312/
Patraux7312/
Pairaya7311/
Parahiy7311/
Pattrea7310/
Payraya739/
Pathras739/
Pharaud739/
Pauraux739/
Pearach739/
Parahau738/
Paurash737/
Paraggi737/
Paeraha737/
Pharaay736/
Paurath736/
Pattraa735/
Paitras735/
Patraas735/
Parhead734/
Parrash734/
Parahap734/
Patrais734/
Parreas734/
Paraicz734/
Peatrat734/
Pairach734/
Parioha733/
Parashd733/
Pareasd733/
Paraidh733/
Pharhas733/
Paraaia733/
Paharay732/
Pharash732/
Paharea732/
Parrath732/
Parhhad732/
Patraut732/
Parrach732/
Parraut732/
Pearash732/
Pairaux732/
Pattras732/
Paharra732/
Phairoa732/
Parhaya731/
Pattray731/
Pharaph731/
Pharrah731/
Pattrra731/
Parzeau731/
Pauriea731/
Pautraj731/
Pautray731/
Pharaid731/
Pharauh731/
Pharaup731/
Pharras731/
Pfairai731/
Pfarras731/
Paithra731/
Paarray731/
Paathra731/
Paerray731/
Parasst731/
Parauch731/
Pareaut731/
Pargauh731/
Parhahd731/
Parhash731/
Parooha731/
Parrats731/
Parraya731/
Parachd731/
Paracht731/
Parahay731/
Parahsd731/
Paraisp731/
Pharoha731/
Payreau731/
Paraich731/
Paraish731/
Parajsz731/
Parau'e731/
Pathrai731/
Patracz731/
Patrajs731/
Parrrra731/
Parrahz731/
Parrais731/
Parhach731/
Parhaut731/
Parachì731/
Paraaiz731/
Paraash731/
Pairaja731/
Pharahu731/
Pparaja731/
Pparaya731/
D'Parra731/
Patthra731/
Paharah731/
Phaurat731/
Phearat731/
Pheatra731/
Pharaya731/
Phairai731/
Phairau731/
Phairay731/
Parhaah731/
Parhgay731/
Paihrai731/
Pairrat731/
Paitrat731/
Payhrai731/
Patraha731/
Pathrad731/
Pearrau730/
Peatrap730/
Peareau730/
Paureaz730/
Paurass730/
Parashs730/
Patrays730/
Pairrah730/
Pautrad730/
Paheyra730/
Paris67113,774/
Parry6770,311/
Parui6740,849/
Parit6737,533/
Patro6731,755/
Patri6712,849/
Patry6711,020/
Patre6710,322/
Pared678,777/
Pares678,572/
Perra677,325/
Peera677,158/
Parri677,049/
Parro675,283/
Porat674,908/
Paret674,659/
Parot673,955/
Parre673,812/
Parys673,796/
Phora673,756/
Parid673,446/
Porra673,182/
Pariy672,745/
Parey672,697/
Pharo672,600/
Pairo672,399/
Pajri672,379/
Paire672,226/
Parhi672,051/
Phera672,002/
Potra671,999/
Perai671,802/
Pariz671,742/
Pauro671,647/
Peura671,624/
Payre671,593/
Parge671,517/
Parou671,507/
Phari671,481/
Pahri671,474/
Paroi671,469/
Pario671,390/
Pargo671,316/
Paryi671,314/
Parez671,031/
Poras671,020/
Paroz671,002/
Poray67954/
Paree67942/
Payro67924/
Pairault67886/
Peare67882/
Pairi67881/
Peary67845/
Parer67836/
Pargi67831/
Paros67750/
Paari67709/
Phare67658/
Paroo67647/
Peyra67631/
Pauri67565/
Paryo67526/
Pearo67514/
Payri67486/
Perau67456/
Paroh67454/
Peira67427/
Pasri67391/
Parzy67378/
Poraj67372/
Parod67354/
Poyra67338/
Peray67332/
Patrault67306/
Parhe67285/
Paréj67275/
Poera67252/
Parie67243/
Poura67242/
Parés67222/
Porai67200/
Parzi67189/
Pairy67176/
Parep67167/
Paroy67166/
Paare67165/
Parei67164/
Parij67157/
Pahre67137/
Parii67136/
Paryś67135/
Perah67116/
Parrault67113/
Parreaux67111/
Paryz67102/
Pareh6799/
Pfari6793/
Parée6791/
Paure6786/
Poira6784/
Parhy6777/
Porau6772/
Porad6770/
Parih6762/
Parho6761/
Parop6759/
Payrault6758/
Peari6751/
Pgare6748/
Pareu6748/
Paraňová6741/
Pătra6738/
Pfora6738/
Parajová6736/
Bpora6734/
Parze6733/
Poora6733/
Payró6733/
Paroş6733/
Porap6732/
Paryt6732/
Parahats6731/
Paratsch6730/
Pariș6730/
Parès6729/
Parej6728/
Péray6728/
Ppari6727/
Pharahap6726/
Puira6726/
Paero6726/
Paghiray6726/
Parré6725/
Paruy6722/
Parip6722/
Porah6722/
Parje6722/
Pátra6722/
Pairó6721/
Peraa6720/
Pohra6720/
Pariš6720/
Paráč6720/
Paroj6719/
Parahaya6717/
Pasre6715/
Paraiová6715/
Paaro6714/
Paroš6714/
Ppera6712/
Payré6712/
Paharaia6711/
Pharahaj6711/
Pahariea6710/
Pairé6710/
Phary679/
Poraz678/
Pasrj678/
Pasro678/
Pfare678/
Payry678/
Pauraitė678/
Paraaadh678/
Pajro677/
Parró677/
Pairraud677/
Porač677/
Paury676/
Pahro676/
Parayová676/
Parzo675/
Pehra675/
Parát675/
Paitraud675/
Ppare674/
Paary674/
Paireaud674/
Hpera674/
Párra674/
Poraa674/
Phatrahs674/
Phairaph673/
Pattrath672/
Parashdh672/
Paryy672/
Pautreau672/
Paharoha672/
Paitreau672/
Perađ672/
Parét672/
Parashth672/
Parajova671/
Paharaya671/
Pathrath671/
Patreaux671/
Pattratz671/
Puora671/
Pharahah671/
Pharahay671/
Pharj671/
Pharreau671/
Pheathra671/
Pfarahat671/
Paireaux671/
Paaheera671/
Pahairay671/
Parathth671/
Bpari671/
Bpera671/
Bhpairah671/
Vpari671/
Paryd671/
Patrô671/
Paeró671/
Parão671/
Peraí671/
Paurá671/
Patró671/
Payrá671/
Paári671/
Paraiova671/
Pareï671/
Patraitė671/
Patrautt671/
Paruo671/
Parèe671/
Paríš671/
Parýz671/
Parrj671/
Parrà671/
Parrá671/
Parrò671/
Paroș671/
Parachhh671/
Phareaux671/
Pharé671/
Pojra671/
Pàrra671/
Pârra671/
Pärra671/
Poraś671/
Par'e671/
Posra671/
Pheatrat671/
Phaharat671/
Phairach671/
Phairath671/
Paryh671/
Parohova671/
Uamparat671/
Bpary671/
Parratts670/
Pearhead670/
Paytrass670/
Paurault670/
Peattray670/
Pahratts670/
Pearault670/
Pahareas670/
Peareaux670/

Para Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Para in the Hindi language
पाराpara90.89
पारांparam8.14
पराpara0.66
पारॉparo0.05
प्याराpyara0.02
प-्रpa-ra0.02
पारोparo0.02
पड़para0.02
पारेाparea0.02
Para in the Marathi language
पाराpara88.21
पराpara9.17
पारpara0.44
पाऱाpara0.44
Para in the Georgian language
პარაpara85.71
ფარაpara14.29
Para in the Oriya language
ପାରାpara66.54
ପାରpara27.63
ପରାpara2.95
ପରpara0.83
ପାଲpala0.08
ହାରhara0.08
ରାଓra'o0.08
ରଣାrana0.08
Para in the Bengali language
পারাpara54.55
পরাpara18.18
পরpara9.09
পড়াজয়parajaya9.09
পেরাpera9.09
Para in the Tibetan language
སྤ་ར།para50
པ་ར།para50
Para in the Russian language
Параpara-

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Para Reference & Research

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Parra-Perra FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Para
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis