Paraya Surname
Approximately 1,098 people bear this surname
Paraya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 695 | 1:1,103,691 | 45,334 |
| Bolivia | 181 | 1:58,654 | 2,943 |
| Papua New Guinea | 113 | 1:72,157 | 9,422 |
| Indonesia | 93 | 1:1,422,034 | 96,891 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Paraya (2,323) may also be a first name.
Paraya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paraya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Paraya (Hindi: परया, Marathi: पारया, Oriya: ପାରାୟା) has its highest incidence in India. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paraya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 335,833rd most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,637,109 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Paraya live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 63 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Paraya is also the 154,393rd most commonly used given name globally. It is borne by 2,323 people.
The surname Paraya is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 695 people, or 1 in 1,103,691. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 48 percent reside, Assam, where 36 percent reside and Odisha, where 10 percent reside. Apart from India this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Bolivia, where 16 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Paraya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Paraya in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାରାୟା | paraya | 94.55 |
| ପାରାୟ | paraya | 1.82 |
| ପାରୟା | paraya | 1.82 |
| Paraya in the Marathi language | ||
| पारया | paraya | 62.96 |
| परया | paraya | 22.22 |
| पराये | paraye | 7.41 |
| पराया | paraya | 7.41 |
| Paraya in the Hindi language | ||
| परया | paraya | 55.56 |
| पारया | paraya | 38.89 |
| पराया | paraya | 5.56 |
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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 Paraya
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