Paraha Surname
Approximately 290 people bear this surname
Paraha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 135 | 1:33,543 | 5,806 |
| Papua New Guinea | 63 | 1:129,424 | 17,695 |
| Australia | 47 | 1:574,377 | 41,856 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Solomon Islands | 14 | 1:41,431 | 8,080 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Paraha (197) may also be a first name.
Paraha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paraha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Paraha (Bengali: পারহা, Hindi: पराहा, Marathi: फराहाािहम, Oriya: ପାରହା) is borne by more people in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Paraha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paraha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 914,967th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 25,129,469 people. Paraha is mostly found in Oceania, where 89 percent of Paraha live; 63 percent live in Australasia and 63 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Paraha is also the 646,152nd most prevalent first name globally It is held by 197 people.
The surname Paraha is most widely held in New Zealand, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 33,543. In New Zealand it is mostly found in: Auckland Region, where 45 percent are found, Northland Region, where 39 percent are found and Waikato Region, where 10 percent are found. Apart from New Zealand Paraha occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 16 percent are found.
Paraha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Paraha has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Paraha last name fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Paraha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Paraha in the Bengali language | ||
| পারহা | paraha | - |
| Paraha in the Hindi language | ||
| पराहा | paraha | - |
| Paraha in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାରହା | paraha | 80 |
| ପାରାହା | paraha | 20 |
| Paraha in the Marathi language | ||
| फराहाािहम | pharahaaihama | 50 |
| परहा | paraha | 50 |
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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 Paraha
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