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Where Does The Last Name Paray Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Paray (Hindi: पारय, Marathi: पाराय, Oriya: ପାରାୟ, Russian: Парай, Tibetan: པ་རེས།) is found most frequently in India. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paray? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Paray is the 101,683^rd most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,569,915 people. The last name Paray occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Paray live; 44 percent live in South Asia and 32 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Paray is also the 321,047^th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 668 people.

This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 2,037 people, or 1 in 376,566. In India it is most prevalent in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 71 percent are found, Gujarat, where 23 percent are found and Bihar, where 2 percent are found. Beside India this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Paray Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Paray has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Paray surname increased 3,122 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Paray Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Paray last name is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Paray surname are 5.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.75% registered with the political party.

The amount Paray earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 33.74% more than the national average, earning $57,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.88% less than the national average, earning $48,251 CAD per year.