Paragas Surname
Approximately 15,214 people bear this surname
Paragas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 13,555 | 1:7,469 | 672 | 
| United States | 660 | 1:549,180 | 45,430 | 
| Saudi Arabia | 596 | 1:51,772 | 7,760 | 
| Canada | 91 | 1:404,897 | 35,698 | 
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 | 
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 | 
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 | 
| Guam | 29 | 1:5,521 | 755 | 
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 | 
| Taiwan | 15 | 1:1,562,983 | 10,375 | 
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 | 
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 | 
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 | 
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 | 
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 | 
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 | 
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 | 
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 | 
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 | 
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 | 
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 | 
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 | 
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 | 
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 | 
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 | 
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 | 
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 | 
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 | 
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 | 
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 | 
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 | 
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 | 
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 | 
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 | 
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 | 
Paragas (287) may also be a first name.
Paragas Demographics
Average Paragas Salary in
United States
$58,189 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Paragas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paragas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Paragas (Arabic: باراغاس, Hindi: परगास, Marathi: परगास) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Paragas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Paragas is the 34,821st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 479,003 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Paragas are found; 89 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 88 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Paragas is also the 522,011th most common first name worldwide It is held by 287 people.
The surname Paragas is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 13,555 people, or 1 in 7,469. In The Philippines Paragas is most common in: Ilocos, where 41 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 17 percent reside and Central Luzon, where 11 percent reside. Other than The Philippines it occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent reside.
Paragas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Paragas last name are 41.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US 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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence | 
|---|---|---|
| Paragas in the Marathi language | ||
| परगास | paragasa | - | 
| Paragas in the Hindi language | ||
| परगास | paragasa | 96.04 | 
| पारगास | paragasa | 1.98 | 
| प्रकाशी | prakasi | 0.99 | 
| परागा | paraga | 0.99 | 
| Paragas in the Arabic language | ||
| باراغاس | baraghas | - | 
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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
- 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 Paragas
- 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