Paraskevas Surname

95,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,956 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Paraskevas Surname User-submission:

The surname Paraskevas or Paraskevi (Παρασκευή) means 'Friday' in Greek.

Paraskevas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece3,7491:2,955239
Australia3611:74,7808,771
United States2891:1,254,18388,515
Cyprus1501:5,899690
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
England541:1,031,81650,675
Canada421:877,27667,671
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Sweden221:447,58032,003
France221:3,019,215204,848
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malta11:430,2723,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Paraskevas (7,836) may also be a first name.

Paraskevas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Paraskevas or Paraskevi (Παρασκευή) means 'Friday' in Greek.

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Paraskevas Last Name Facts

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

Paraskevas (Russian: Параскевас) occurs in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paraskevas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 95,991st most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,470,449 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Paraskevas reside; 79 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. Paraskevas is also the 72,089th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 7,836 people.

The surname is most common in Greece, where it is borne by 3,749 people, or 1 in 2,955. In Greece it is most numerous in: Attica, where 31 percent live, Central Macedonia, where 16 percent live and Central Greece, where 11 percent live. Besides Greece this last name occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Paraskevas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Paraskevas surname are 14.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.29% registered with the party.

The amount Paraskevas earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 6.14% less than the national average, earning R 223,056 per year; in United States they earn 9.89% more than the national average, earning $47,418 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.07% more than the national average, earning $49,718 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Paraskevas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paraskevas in the Russian language
Параскевасparaskevas-

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