Paraskeya Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Paraskeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | 25 | 1:35,395 | 3,988 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Paraskeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paraskeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Paraskeya is borne by more people in Cyprus than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Paraskeya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Paraskeya is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Paraskeya live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in Helleno-Europe.
It is most numerous in Cyprus, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 35,395. In Cyprus it is mostly concentrated in: Larnaca District, where 96 percent live and Nicosia District, where 4 percent live. Other than Cyprus this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Greece, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraskeua | 89 | 3 | / |
| Paraskeyi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Parayskaya | 84 | 4 | / |
| Paratskaya | 84 | 3 | / |
| Patratskaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Paraszkay | 78 | 30 | / |
| Pareskaya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Paroyskaya | 74 | 6 | / |
| Parotskaya | 74 | 4 | / |
| Porayskaya | 74 | 4 | / |
| Pareyskaya | 74 | 2 | / |
| Parosskaya | 74 | 1 | / |
| Paraskou | 71 | 21 | / |
| Paroskie | 71 | 19 | / |
| Paraskui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paroskaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poroskey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paroshskaya | 70 | 1 | / |
| Porotskey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Porotskaya | 63 | 41 | / |
| Poroyskaya | 63 | 8 | / |
| Porozhskaya | 60 | 63 | / |
| Potrotskaya | 60 | 1 | / |
| Pöröskei | 59 | 1 | / |
| Parrascou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Pourzasqayi | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Paraskeya
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