Paranihi Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Paranihi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paranihi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1401:32,3455,645
Australia431:627,80744,139
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Paranihi Last Name Facts

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

Paranihi is found most in New Zealand. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paranihi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,239,697th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname Paranihi is predominantly found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Paranihi are found; 98 percent are found in Australasia and 98 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most frequently used in New Zealand, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 32,345. In New Zealand it is most prevalent in: Auckland Region, where 32 percent reside, Manawatu Wanganui Region, where 26 percent reside and Wellington Region, where 15 percent reside. Excluding New Zealand it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 23 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parangii881/
Paranji80134/
Paranie802/
Paranier75103/
Parangei7510/
Paaranji753/
Paraniyo752/
Paranjis751/
Paranjić751/
Parangie751/
Paraanji751/
Paranjit751/
Pouranjhi71691/
Parahanie711/
Patranjei711/
Parannier711/
Paaraanji711/
Pairangiy711/
Parange67406/
Paranje6724/
Paramji6711/
Paronie678/
Paranye675/
Paranja674/
Peranie672/
Peranji672/
Pouramnieh671/
Paragne671/

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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 Paranihi
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