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 carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Parák. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 166,176th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,797,522 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Parak live; 43 percent live in South Asia and 23 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Parak is also the 228,078th most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 1,206 people.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 604 people, or 1 in 89,698. In South Africa Parak is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 70 percent are found, Gauteng, where 21 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent are found and Iran, where 19 percent are found.

Parak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Parak last name are 11.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65% registered with 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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