Paraska Surname

582,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Paraska Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paraska Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Ukraine1221:373,13745,771
Slovakia911:58,64211,313
Czechia591:180,22826,726
Moldova401:89,03411,037
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Serbia191:376,05017,192
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Paraska (32,166) may also be a first name.

Paraska Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paraska (Georgian: პარასკა, Russian: Параска) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paraska? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 582,776th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 13,545,624 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Paraska live; 63 percent live in Eastern Europe and 28 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 26,401st most common first name on earth, held by 32,166 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 2,745,901. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 31 percent reside, Maryland, where 17 percent reside and Connecticut, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 23 percent reside and Slovakia, where 17 percent reside.

Paraska Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Paraska surname is chiefly Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Paraska are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Paraska earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.92% less than the national average, earning $35,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.23% less than the national average, earning $33,173 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Paraska Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paraska in the Georgian language
პარასკაparaska-
Paraska in the Russian language
Параскаparaska-

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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 Paraska
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