Paraskev Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Paraskev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paraskev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine311:1,468,474118,175
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Paraskev (139) may also be a first name.

Paraskev Last Name Facts

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

Paraskev (Georgian: პარასკევ, Russian: Параскев) occurs most in Ukraine. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paraskev? popularity and diffusion

Paraskev is the 2,776,799th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Paraskev reside; 82 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 82 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 784,558th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 139 people.

This surname is most common in Ukraine, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 1,468,474. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Donetsk Oblast, where 52 percent reside, Odessa Oblast, where 32 percent reside and Zaporizhia Oblast, where 13 percent reside. Beside Ukraine this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Paraskev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paraskev in the Georgian language
პარასკევparaskev-
Paraskev in the Russian language
Параскевparaskev-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Paraskev
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