Parachan Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Parachan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parachan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda431:907,89040,955
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443

Parachan (22) may also be a first name.

Parachan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Parachan (Bengali: পরচান, Hindi: पारचां, Oriya: ପରଚନ) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parachan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,689,253rd most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Parachan occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Parachan live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Parachan is also the 2,301,746th most common first name world-wide, held by 22 people.

The last name Parachan is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 907,890. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Nebbi District, where 77 percent reside, Hoima District, where 21 percent reside and Buliisa District, where 2 percent reside. Other than Uganda this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Parachan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parachan in the Bengali language
পরচানparacana-
Parachan in the Oriya language
ପରଚନparacana-
Parachan in the Hindi language
पारचांparacam33.33
परचन्दparacanda33.33
परचनparacana33.33

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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 Parachan
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