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Where Does The Last Name Paras Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Paras (Bengali: পারস, Hindi: पारस, Marathi: पारस, Oriya: ପାରସ, Russian: Парас, Tibetan: པ་རས་) is found most in The Philippines. It may occur as: Paraš, Parás, Paraś or Paraş. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paras? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 15,667^th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 204,902 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Paras live; 65 percent live in Southeast Asia and 64 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 5,317^th most common first name on earth, borne by 196,716 people.

The last name Paras is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 23,028 people, or 1 in 4,396. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Central Luzon, where 40 percent live, National Capital Region, where 14 percent live and Calabarzon, where 14 percent live. Aside from The Philippines it occurs in 75 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Paras Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Paras has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Paras surname increased 8,421 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Paras Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Paras surname are 7.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.27% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Paras earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 33.59% less than the national average, earning R 157,824 per year; in Colombia they earn 41.36% more than the national average, earning $32,093,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 21.71% more than the national average, earning $52,518 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.38% more than the national average, earning $52,358 CAD per year.