Paraw Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
South Africa

Paraw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paraw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Paraw (169) may also be a first name.

Paraw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paraw (Oriya: ପାରାଉ) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paraw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. Paraw is primarily found in Asia, where 58 percent of Paraw are found; 56 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 39 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Paraw is also the 703,581st most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 169 people.

The surname Paraw is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 5,955,190. In The Philippines Paraw is most frequent in: Ilocos, where 65 percent live, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 18 percent live and Caraga, where 18 percent live. Not including The Philippines it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.

Paraw Last Name Statistics demography

Paraw earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.36% less than the national average, earning R 151,224 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parawe9191/
Pairaw9111/
Paaraw911/
Parahw911/
Parhaw911/
Paireaw8315/
Pattraw830/
Parab80117,965/
Parav80511/
Parow80342/
Paraf8043/
Poraw8012/
Peraw800/
Parrow73792/
Parova73757/
Parowa73162/
Parabh7388/
Patrav7346/
Paurav7329/
Parzow7323/
Pairab7322/
Payrow7322/
Porawe7321/
Pairav7311/
Pharow7311/
Pharab736/
Potraw734/
Pairow734/
Paarab734/
Parrab734/
Parraf733/
Paraph733/
Paraiv733/
Pasrav733/
Paravt733/
Pharav733/
Parhow732/
Parafe732/
Parzów731/
Patrów731/
Pparav731/
Parhab731/
Peeraw731/
Parowf731/
Paraab731/
Paroiw731/
Perraw730/
Pargow730/
Perhaw730/
Pearow730/
Pearrow67343/
Pargova67145/
Patrouw6769/
Pairova6740/
Pharrow6733/
Paraffe6727/
Phairow6714/
Parhova6713/
Pareiwe6710/
Paurova6710/
Poitraw679/
Pharabh673/
Paraphe673/
Perreaw671/
Patrows671/
Pathrav671/
Pharaph671/
Paerrow671/

Paraw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paraw in the Oriya language
ପାରାଉpara'u33.33
ପାରାୱparawa33.33
ପାରାଓpara'o25.93
ପରାଓpara'o3.7
ପାରାଉଁpara'um3.7

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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 Paraw
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