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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 most common in The Philippines. It may be rendered as a variant: Paraš, Parás, Paraś or Paraş. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

The last name Paras is the 15,667^th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 204,902 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Paras are found; 65 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 64 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 5,317^th most commonly used given name globally It is held by 196,716 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 23,028 people, or 1 in 4,396. In The Philippines Paras is mostly concentrated in: Central Luzon, where 40 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 14 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 14 percent reside. Barring The Philippines this last name is found in 75 countries. It is also found in India, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Paras Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Paras has changed over time. 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 bearing the Paras surname are 7.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.27% registered with the 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.