Paranha Surname

630,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Paranha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paranha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil4841:442,30216,752
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Paranha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paranha (Hindi: परनहा) is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Paranha.

How Common Is The Last Name Paranha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 630,290th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 15,025,868 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Paranha are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 100 percent are found in Luso-South America.

It is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 484 people, or 1 in 442,302. In Brazil it is most common in: Minas Gerais, where 22 percent are found, Espírito Santo, where 13 percent are found and São Paulo, where 13 percent are found. Not including Brazil it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parainha931/
Parganiha88148/
Paranho86257/
Paragna8651/
Paranya8627/
Parania8613/
Paranja864/
Paranjay8011/
Paranjap809/
Paranjaz809/
Paramnya803/
Pharanya802/
Paraña7755/
Parhaniah755/
Paranio7181/
Porania7120/
Paranjo717/
Paragno711/
Paranyo711/
Paranios673/
Paramjat671/
Paraneos671/
Parangeo671/

Paranha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paranha in the Hindi language
परनहाparanaha-

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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 Paranha
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