Paraskevi Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Paraskevi Surname User-submission:

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

Paraskevi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece751:147,73124,372
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Paraskevi (72,426) may also be a first name.

Paraskevi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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Paraskevi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paraskevi (Arabic: باراسكيفي, Georgian: პარასკევი) is carried by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Paraskevi.

How Common Is The Last Name Paraskevi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Paraskevi is the 1,746,159th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname Paraskevi is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Paraskevi live; 68 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 68 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Paraskevi is also the 13,493rd most prevalent given name internationally, held by 72,426 people.

The last name is most numerous in Greece, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 147,731. In Greece it is mostly found in: Attica, where 55 percent live, Central Macedonia, where 37 percent live and Thessaly, where 5 percent live. Beside Greece Paraskevi occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 13 percent live and Belgium, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Paraskevi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paraskevi in the Georgian language
პარასკევიparaskevi-
Paraskevi in the Arabic language
باراسكيفيbaraskyfy-

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