Paragan Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Paragan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paragan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1091:928,79182,877
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Paragan (475) may also be a first name.

Paragan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paragan (Hindi: परगन, Marathi: परगन, Oriya: ପାରଗଣ) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paragan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,718,748th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Paragan reside; 96 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 95 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Paragan is also the 390,402nd most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 475 people.

The last name Paragan is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 928,791. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Western Visayas, where 57 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 20 percent are found and Central Luzon, where 9 percent are found. Beside The Philippines this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Paragan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Paragan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Paragan last name expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Paragan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paragan in the Marathi language
परगनparagana71.43
परागणparagana14.29
परागनparagana7.14
पऱगनparagana7.14
Paragan in the Hindi language
परगनparagana66.67
परगणparagana8.33
परागनparagana8.33
परागंparagam8.33
परगाॅंईparagaemi8.33
Paragan in the Oriya language
ପାରଗଣparagana33.33
ପାରଗାଣparagana33.33
ପରଗନparagana13.33
ପାରଗାନparagana13.33
ପାରଗନparagana6.67

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Paragan
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