Parakas Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Australia

Parakas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parakas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India661:11,622,203212,115
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Parakas (228) may also be a first name.

Parakas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Parakas (Hindi: परकास, Marathi: परकास, Oriya: ପାରକାସ) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parakas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,007,164th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name Parakas is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Parakas live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 76 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Parakas is also the 594,918th most widely held first name in the world, held by 228 people.

Parakas is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 11,622,203. In India Parakas is primarily concentrated in: Haryana, where 44 percent reside, Madhya Pradesh, where 32 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 11 percent reside. Besides India this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 11 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Parakas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parakas in the Oriya language
ପାରକାସparakasa-
Parakas in the Marathi language
परकासparakasa-
Parakas in the Hindi language
परकासparakasa58.82
पर्ाकाशparakasa11.76
पराकशparakasa11.76
पर्ाकशparakasa8.82
प्रकासprakasa2.94
परकाश्parakas2.94
परकाशाparakasa2.94

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Footnotes

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