Paragua Surname

308,515th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Paragua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paragua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines8761:115,56919,938
Papua New Guinea2211:36,8954,430
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Peru311:1,025,29419,244
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Paragua (44) may also be a first name.

Paragua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paragua is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Paragua.

How Common Is The Last Name Paragua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 308,515th most prevalent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,958,746 people. The surname Paragua is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Paragua reside; 71 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 69 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,525,482nd most widespread given name in the world, held by 44 people.

The surname Paragua is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 876 people, or 1 in 115,569. In The Philippines Paragua is mostly concentrated in: Cagayan Valley, where 22 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 20 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 18 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Paragua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Paragua are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Paragua earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 42.96% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,713 per year; in Colombia they earn 43.46% less than the national average, earning $12,834,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 104.9% more than the national average, earning $88,412 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.74% less than the national average, earning $29,444 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paraguay931,444/
Paraguai931,173/
Paraggua931,027/
Parragua933/
Paraguat931/
Paraguau931/
Paranguay88482/
Paraguais885/
Paaraguas881/
Paragguaa881/
Paraguahy881/
Parakua86162/
Poragua8618/
Paragwa8611/
Paracua862/
Parogua861/
Paaranguay821/
Paragvaj8037/
Paraquai802/
Paragwas802/
Poraguas801/
Peyragua801/
Paragway801/
Paragbai801/
Paraquay800/
Paraguoy800/
Paragbhai7525/
Parangway7513/
Parakouha759/
Parakuo71664/
Parocua71117/
Paragbo711/
Paracwa711/
Parakwai677/
Parongwa532/
Poronqua531/

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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 Paragua
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