Paraiba Surname
Approximately 1,027 people bear this surname
Paraiba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 678 | 1:315,744 | 12,162 |
| Israel | 214 | 1:39,989 | 5,464 |
| Portugal | 94 | 1:110,832 | 5,195 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Paraíba (103) & Paraibá (1) are calculated separately.
Paraiba (12) may also be a first name.
Paraiba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paraiba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Paraiba (Hindi: परैबा, Russian: Параиба) is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Paraíba or Paraibá. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Paraiba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 354,295th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 7,095,955 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Paraiba live; 69 percent live in South America and 66 percent live in Luso-South America. Paraiba is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 12 people.
This surname is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 678 people, or 1 in 315,744. In Brazil Paraiba is most common in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 31 percent live, Piauí, where 12 percent live and São Paulo, where 12 percent live. Excluding Brazil this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 21 percent live and Portugal, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Paraiba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Paraiba in the Hindi language | ||
| परैबा | paraiba | - |
| Paraiba in the Russian language | ||
| Параиба | paraiba | - |
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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 Paraiba
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