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

Parakas (Hindi: परकास, Marathi: परकास, Oriya: ପାରକାସ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parakas? popularity and diffusion

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

Parakas is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 11,622,203. In India Parakas is most frequent in: Haryana, where 44 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 32 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account India this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 11 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • 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 Parakas
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