Para Surname
Approximately 65,356 people bear this surname
Para Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 48,098 | 1:15,948 | 1,286 |
| United States | 1,540 | 1:235,363 | 22,590 |
| Poland | 1,371 | 1:27,723 | 4,217 |
| Philippines | 1,087 | 1:93,135 | 16,194 |
| Papua New Guinea | 910 | 1:8,960 | 698 |
| Russia | 880 | 1:163,776 | 18,722 |
| Moldova | 866 | 1:4,112 | 584 |
| Romania | 741 | 1:27,096 | 3,458 |
| Sri Lanka | 731 | 1:28,466 | 3,639 |
| Italy | 693 | 1:88,249 | 15,269 |
| Indonesia | 646 | 1:204,720 | 19,346 |
| Solomon Islands | 628 | 1:924 | 31 |
| France | 624 | 1:106,447 | 15,764 |
| Nigeria | 579 | 1:305,946 | 17,034 |
| Bolivia | 572 | 1:18,560 | 1,584 |
| Spain | 539 | 1:86,738 | 7,349 |
| Thailand | 431 | 1:163,894 | 26,233 |
| Turkey | 430 | 1:180,980 | 13,623 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| Pakistan | 376 | 1:475,117 | 8,364 |
| Brazil | 273 | 1:784,155 | 28,479 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Portugal | 189 | 1:55,123 | 3,035 |
| United Arab Emirates | 148 | 1:61,907 | 5,910 |
| Argentina | 145 | 1:294,782 | 23,564 |
| Canada | 141 | 1:261,316 | 24,674 |
| Nepal | 103 | 1:276,514 | 3,401 |
| Iran | 98 | 1:783,495 | 39,531 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Malaysia | 89 | 1:331,396 | 17,819 |
| Ukraine | 75 | 1:606,969 | 66,274 |
| Mexico | 71 | 1:1,748,256 | 17,580 |
| Afghanistan | 69 | 1:465,988 | 6,093 |
| Colombia | 67 | 1:713,046 | 8,060 |
| Greece | 61 | 1:181,636 | 29,268 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| Qatar | 53 | 1:44,491 | 4,459 |
| Belarus | 52 | 1:182,713 | 23,870 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| Chile | 42 | 1:419,440 | 11,239 |
| Kazakhstan | 40 | 1:442,062 | 33,686 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| Germany | 34 | 1:2,367,808 | 122,173 |
| Hungary | 34 | 1:288,714 | 22,080 |
| Tanzania | 28 | 1:1,890,772 | 47,703 |
| Taiwan | 27 | 1:868,324 | 6,112 |
| Latvia | 26 | 1:78,848 | 11,595 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Slovakia | 24 | 1:222,352 | 35,659 |
| Venezuela | 23 | 1:1,313,221 | 18,235 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Transnistria | 21 | 1:22,605 | 3,991 |
| Peru | 15 | 1:2,118,942 | 25,723 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| San Marino | 11 | 1:3,019 | 410 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Azerbaijan | 8 | 1:1,206,140 | 16,795 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Cuba | 6 | 1:1,920,453 | 8,345 |
| Guatemala | 6 | 1:2,680,445 | 6,792 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| El Salvador | 4 | 1:1,585,972 | 4,802 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1:2,938,814 | 7,190 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 93 | 1:539,986 | 37,316 |
The alternate forms: Pará (103), Pára (62), Pära (23) & Pară (10) are calculated separately.
Para (74,504) may also be a first name.
Para Demographics
Average Para Salary in
United States
$44,542 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Para Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Para Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Para (Bengali: পারা, Georgian: პარა, Hindi: पारा, Marathi: पारा, Oriya: ପାରା, Russian: Пара, Tibetan: སྤ་ར།) is found most in India. It can also appear as: Pará, Pára, Pära or Pară. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Para? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,700th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 111,505 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Para are found; 76 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Para is also the 13,149th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 74,504 people.
The surname Para is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 48,098 people, or 1 in 15,948. In India it is most frequent in: Tamil Nadu, where 64 percent are found, Gujarat, where 23 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 7 percent are found. Barring India it is found in 121 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Poland, where 2 percent are found.
Para Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Para has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Para surname grew 1,656 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 5,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Para Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Para last name are 0.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.82% being registered to vote for the political 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
Para Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Para in the Hindi language | ||
| पारा | para | 90.89 |
| पारां | param | 8.14 |
| परा | para | 0.66 |
| पारॉ | paro | 0.05 |
| प्यारा | pyara | 0.02 |
| प-्र | pa-ra | 0.02 |
| पारो | paro | 0.02 |
| पड़ | para | 0.02 |
| पारेा | parea | 0.02 |
| Para in the Marathi language | ||
| पारा | para | 88.21 |
| परा | para | 9.17 |
| पार | para | 0.44 |
| पाऱा | para | 0.44 |
| Para in the Georgian language | ||
| პარა | para | 85.71 |
| ფარა | para | 14.29 |
| Para in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାରା | para | 66.54 |
| ପାର | para | 27.63 |
| ପରା | para | 2.95 |
| ପର | para | 0.83 |
| ପାଲ | pala | 0.08 |
| ହାର | hara | 0.08 |
| ରାଓ | ra'o | 0.08 |
| ରଣା | rana | 0.08 |
| Para in the Bengali language | ||
| পারা | para | 54.55 |
| পরা | para | 18.18 |
| পর | para | 9.09 |
| পড়াজয় | parajaya | 9.09 |
| পেরা | pera | 9.09 |
| Para in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྤ་ར། | para | 50 |
| པ་ར། | para | 50 |
| Para in the Russian language | ||
| Пара | para | - |
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Para Reference & Research
Parra-Perra DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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 FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis