Paraskiva Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Paraskiva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paraskiva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia601:2,402,051140,927
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Paraskiva Last Name Facts

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

Paraskiva (Russian: Параскива) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Paraskiva? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,333,370th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Paraskiva live; 69 percent live in Eastern Europe and 63 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Paraskiva is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 2,402,051. In Russia it is mostly found in: Kursk Oblast, where 25 percent reside, Irkutsk Oblast, where 15 percent reside and Magadan Oblast, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia Paraskiva occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 4 percent reside and Turkey, where 3 percent reside.

Paraskiva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Paraskiva last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Paraskiva last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 44.44% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Paraskiva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paraskiva in the Russian language
Параскиваparaskiva-

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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
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  • 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 Paraskiva
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