Paragas Surname

34,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Guam

Paragas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paragas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines13,5551:7,469672
United States6601:549,18045,430
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
Canada911:404,89735,698
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Guam291:5,521755
England181:3,095,448105,421
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
India91:85,229,487684,495
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Paragas (287) may also be a first name.

Paragas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paragas (Arabic: باراغاس, Hindi: परगास, Marathi: परगास) is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paragas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Paragas is the 34,821st most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 479,003 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Paragas live; 89 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 522,011th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 287 people.

It is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 13,555 people, or 1 in 7,469. In The Philippines Paragas is most numerous in: Ilocos, where 41 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 17 percent are found and Central Luzon, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines it exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent are found.

Paragas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Paragas surname are 41.11% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.34% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Paragas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 22.06% less than the national average, earning R 185,208 per year; in United States they earn 34.86% more than the national average, earning $58,189 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.78% less than the national average, earning $42,838 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Paragas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paragas in the Marathi language
परगासparagasa-
Paragas in the Hindi language
परगासparagasa96.04
पारगासparagasa1.98
प्रकाशीprakasi0.99
परागाparaga0.99
Paragas in the Arabic language
باراغاسbaraghas-

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Paragas Reference & Research

Paragas 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
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  • 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 Paragas
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