Paragha Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Paragha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Paragha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paragha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Paragha (Marathi: पराघा, Oriya: ପରାଘ) is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paragha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,543,123rd most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Paragha live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Paragha is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 6 percent live and Tanzania, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Paragha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Paragha in the Oriya language | ||
| ପରାଘ | paragha | - |
| Paragha in the Marathi language | ||
| पराघा | paragha | - |
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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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- 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 Paragha
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