Parashara Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Parashara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parashara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India401:19,176,635286,670
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Parashara (38) may also be a first name.

Parashara Last Name Facts

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

The surname Parashara (Hindi: पाराशरा, Marathi: परशरा, Oriya: ପରାଶର) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Parashara? popularity and diffusion

The surname Parashara is the 2,718,172nd most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Parashara reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Parashara is also the 1,662,754th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 38 people.

It is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 19,176,635. In India it is primarily found in: Telangana, where 35 percent reside, Delhi, where 23 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 18 percent reside. Barring India this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Parashara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parashara in the Hindi language
पाराशराparasara-
Parashara in the Oriya language
ପରାଶରparasara-
Parashara in the Marathi language
परशराparasara85
जपरशराjaparasara10
परशरामparasarama5

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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 Parashara
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