Parak Surname

166,176th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Parak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6041:89,69810,985
India5581:1,374,66953,103
Iran4891:157,01913,630
Papua New Guinea3731:21,8602,350
Turkey961:810,64039,540
Russia751:1,921,641121,498
Pakistan631:2,835,61723,570
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
Austria361:236,54028,356
England291:1,921,31276,208
Ukraine271:1,686,026128,013
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Slovakia191:280,86641,728
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

The alternate forms: Parák (394) are calculated separately.

Parak (1,206) may also be a first name.

Parak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Parak (Hindi: पारक, Marathi: पारक, Oriya: ପାରାକ, Russian: Парак) is most common in South Africa. It may be found as: Parák. Click here to see other potential spellings of Parak.

How Common Is The Last Name Parak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Parak is the 166,176th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,797,522 people. The surname Parak occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Parak reside; 43 percent reside in South Asia and 23 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Parak is also the 228,078th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 1,206 people.

The last name Parak is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 604 people, or 1 in 89,698. In South Africa Parak is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 70 percent live, Gauteng, where 21 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 5 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent live and Iran, where 19 percent live.

Parak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Parak surname are 11.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Parak earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.89% more than the national average, earning R 358,572 per year; in United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.03% more than the national average, earning $52,677 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parák93394/
Parakh9142,224/
Pharak91268/
Pairak91136/
Parake91119/
Parack9164/
Paurak9129/
Parrak9122/
Parhak9118/
Paerak9116/
Parauk9112/
Paarak9111/
Paraik919/
Parzak918/
Pargak917/
Pareak913/
Pasrak913/
Parakk912/
Paraak911/
Payrak911/
Paraík911/
Parazk910/
Parrack831,169/
Parakhe83763/
Paradke83440/
Phatrak83112/
Pairakh8375/
Paracık8329/
Pharake8326/
Phairak8323/
Paraikh8321/
Pairhak8318/
Pharakh8311/
Parahak836/
Parauke834/
Paitrak834/
Pattrak834/
Patrhak833/
Pharask833/
Pairake833/
Paurakh832/
Parrakh832/
Paarakh832/
Patrzak832/
Pareakh832/
Pparakh831/
Paaraak831/
Paratke831/
Pargaik831/
Parakhd831/
Paracke831/
Peatrak831/
Parrake830/
Pasrack830/
Parag806,956/
Perak801,968/
Parac80922/
Parok80224/
Porak8099/
Parax803/
Paraq802/
Paraghik7760/
Parakova7756/
Pautrzak7753/
Paradkhe7742/
Paarakhe774/
Paytrack774/
Paraková772/
Paitraak771/
Paraukhe771/
Parracks771/
Paragh73666/
Parrag73598/
Porzak73182/
Porake73136/
Porakh7370/
Peerak7365/
Pargac7363/
Perrak7360/
Patrák7353/
Pairag7341/
Parouk7336/
Pourak7332/
Perack7331/
Pareik7326/
Paragg7324/
Paurac7323/
Parook7322/
Pajrok7320/
Porack7319/
Pharok7316/
Parokh7315/
Poorak7314/
Parrák7314/
Perakh7313/
Paroke7311/
Pherak7311/
Paraic737/
Paraig737/
Pharag737/
Paruok736/
Parock735/
Payrac735/
Patraq734/
Paracs734/
Parags733/
Paerok732/
Potrak732/
Parțac732/
Paraug732/
Parrac732/
Poraak731/
Paraqe731/
Paraux731/
Patrax731/
Parzac731/
Parrok731/
Parraq731/
Parrax731/
Poirak731/
Paarag731/
Parajková7194/
Paracková7119/
Parajkova7112/
Paraiková719/
Paraikova714/
Parackova714/
Paraakhth714/
Patrashke712/
Parakhova711/
Paraíková711/
Parrakova711/
Patrasc67666/
Parragh67451/
Parrock67236/
Patraşc67107/
Photrak6786/
Parague6771/
Paroukh6758/
Pareike6736/
Paroske6724/
Pourzak6720/
Pareick6715/
Pharokh6713/
Potrzak6712/
Patraux6712/
Phairag6711/
Parookh6711/
Pharook679/
Paraigh679/
Pauraux679/
Pharouk678/
Paraque678/
Patrașc678/
Potrakh676/
Phoerak675/
Phorake674/
Pearock672/
Parahag672/
Pourhak672/
Pairaux672/
Patraix672/
Porakhe671/
Potrake671/
Potrakk671/
Poorake671/
Peerakk671/
Pareikh671/
Parookk671/
Parracs671/
Patracq671/
Paharag671/
Poitrak671/
Pherrak671/
Phoorak671/
Phoirak671/

Parak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parak in the Hindi language
पारकparaka74.19
परकparaka22.58
प्रकpraka3.23
Parak in the Marathi language
पारकparaka59.26
परकparaka20.37
पराकparaka9.26
पारखparakha5.56
पाराकparaka1.85
पारसparasa1.85
पारेकpareka1.85
Parak in the Oriya language
ପାରାକparaka33.33
ପାରକparaka33.33
ପାରଖparakha16.67
ପାରକ୍parak16.67
Parak in the Russian language
Паракparak-

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Footnotes

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