Parashar Surname

19,489th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Parashar Surname User-submission:

Parashar is a gotra (patrilineal lineage) used by Brahmins all over India, it is a subgotra of Vashisth.

Parashar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India26,3071:29,1582,166
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
United States3331:1,088,46579,042
United Arab Emirates3241:28,2793,121
England1271:438,72529,288
Qatar1001:23,5802,513
Canada891:413,99536,402
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Australia511:529,32739,816
Singapore511:107,9944,447
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Norway131:395,56035,657
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Finland61:916,11741,832
China61:227,886,92811,701
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guam11:160,1214,893
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Parashar (1,387) may also be a first name.

Parashar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Parashar is a gotra (patrilineal lineage) used by Brahmins all over India, it is a subgotra of Vashisth.

- deepparashar0611

Parashar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Parashar (Arabic: باراشار, Bengali: পরাশর, Hindi: पाराशर, Marathi: पाराशर, Oriya: ପରାଶର, Russian: Парашар) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parashar? popularity and diffusion

Parashar is the 19,489th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 258,873 people. The surname Parashar is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Parashar reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Parashar is also the 210,163rd most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 1,387 people.

The last name is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 26,307 people, or 1 in 29,158. In India it is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 27 percent are found, Delhi, where 16 percent are found and Rajasthan, where 14 percent are found. Outside of India this last name exists in 51 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Parashar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Parashar last name are 5.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Parashar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 128.21% more than the national average, earning 789,778 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.7% more than the national average, earning $50,356 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.72% more than the national average, earning $65,939 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Parashar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parashar in the Bengali language
পরাশরparasara-
Parashar in the Oriya language
ପରାଶରparasara98.34
ପାରାଶରparasara0.55
ପରଶରparasara0.55
Parashar in the Hindi language
पाराशरparasara72.63
पराशरparasara26.62
पारशरparasara0.15
पारासरparasara0.15
पाराशारparasara0.14
पाराश्ारparasara0.04
परशरparasara0.04
कुमारkumara0.04
पारासारparasara0.03
प्रशारprasara0.01
पारास्वरparasvara0.01
पराक्षरparaksara0.01
परासरparasara0.01
पाराशरणparasarana0.01
पराषरparasara0.01
पराशारparasara0.01
पाराषरparasara0.01
Parashar in the Marathi language
पाराशरparasara62.17
पराशरparasara29.92
पारशरparasara3.86
परशरparasara0.94
पराशारparasara0.45
परशारparasara0.4
पाराशारparasara0.36
पाराषरparasara0.27
पारासरparasara0.18
पारशारparasara0.18
पाराशरालीparasarali0.09
पराशहारparasahara0.09
पारसहरparasahara0.09
परासेरparasera0.09
पाराशराचीparasaraci0.09
परासरparasara0.09
पारकरparakara0.04
परषारparasara0.04
Parashar in the Russian language
Парашарparasar-
Parashar in the Arabic language
باراشارbarashar-

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