Paredes Surname

923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 574,953 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Paredes Surname Definition:

Dweller near the wall.

Ancient surname found in Asturias. Name of several villages near Orense, Tuy, Oviedo, Toledo, Cuenca, Osma, Sigüenza, Madrid, and Palencia. Derived from latin "paries," to Spanish "pared" - a wall or parapet, or similar construction of brick or stone.

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Paredes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru105,8981:30039
Mexico95,4311:1,301199
Venezuela48,6941:620120
Ecuador44,8791:35446
Argentina38,3351:1,115153
Paraguay36,9651:19643
Chile36,7451:479103
Spain25,7681:1,814208
United States24,2841:14,9261,874
Colombia22,2801:2,144409
Bolivia20,6881:513100
Philippines17,7521:5,703477
Dominican Republic15,2451:684123
Guatemala11,5001:1,398247
Honduras6,4731:1,362265
El Salvador4,4151:1,437273
Brazil3,6681:58,3632,200
Cuba3,1511:3,657473
Panama2,1811:1,794285
Angola2,1691:12,4431,529
Portugal1,6421:6,345615
Nicaragua1,4751:4,082494
Uruguay1,2271:2,797326
France1,1841:56,1007,455
Canada6771:54,4256,477
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
England2051:271,79521,381
Australia1831:147,51715,697
Netherlands1821:92,78715,250
Germany1211:665,33451,734
Costa Rica1101:43,4551,068
Belgium1061:108,45916,244
Italy1061:576,95054,562
Andorra981:855138
Belize971:3,665704
Thailand931:759,552124,340
Singapore731:75,4483,146
Switzerland721:114,06811,784
Puerto Rico311:114,5211,694
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Ireland281:168,1767,397
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Japan191:6,728,64742,320
Aruba181:5,749789
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Norway141:367,30634,015
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
China31:455,773,85521,925
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Dominica11:75,891912
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

The alternate forms: Pàredes (3), Páredes (2) & Parédes (1) are calculated separately.

Paredes (525) may also be a first name.

Paredes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Dweller near the wall.

Ancient surname found in Asturias. Name of several villages near Orense, Tuy, Oviedo, Toledo, Cuenca, Osma, Sigüenza, Madrid, and Palencia. Derived from latin "paries," to Spanish "pared" - a wall or parapet, or similar construction of brick or stone.

From the latin "paries, -etis" and came to refer to large walls.

Asturian name later found in Castile.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

Directly translates to 'walls'.

- iparedes314

Paredes Last Name Facts

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

Paredes (Arabic: باريدس, Russian: Паредес) is found most in Peru. It can also be found as a variant: Pàredes, Páredes or Parédes. Click here for other potential spellings of Paredes.

How Common Is The Last Name Paredes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Paredes is the 923rd most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,675 people. The last name Paredes is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Paredes are found; 62 percent are found in South America and 30 percent are found in Andean South America. Paredes is also the 368,302nd most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 525 people.

The last name Paredes is most widely held in Peru, where it is borne by 105,898 people, or 1 in 300. In Peru Paredes is most prevalent in: Lima Province, where 28 percent live, La Libertad Region, where 17 percent live and Arequipa Region, where 6 percent live. Other than Peru it is found in 118 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 17 percent live and Venezuela, where 8 percent live.

Paredes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Paredes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 69,383 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Paredes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Paredes surname are 43.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.53% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Paredes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 81% less than the national average, earning €5,707 per year; in Norway they earn 14.39% less than the national average, earning 296,296 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2.11% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,976 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.04% less than the national average, earning $21,330,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.27% less than the national average, earning $37,425 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.52% less than the national average, earning $45,949 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pàredes953/
Páredes952/
Parédes951/
Parredes939/
Paresdes936/
Paraedes936/
Paredess934/
Pareedes934/
Pareddes933/
Pearedes932/
Paredesh932/
Paredees932/
Pareades931/
Pariedes931/
Paredesd931/
Paredese931/
Paredies931/
Patredes931/
Paeredes931/
Parede921,425/
Paredez869,037/
Paredis861,101/
Parades86675/
Peredes86456/
Parodes86363/
Parides86197/
Pareede8622/
Pareade8611/
Paredhe867/
Paredea866/
Pareded865/
Poredes864/
Paredec862/
Pareder861/
Paredys861/
Paredesová828/
Paradies80990/
Paradeis80348/
Payreder80241/
Paireder80217/
Paradesh80102/
Patredis8073/
Patrides806/
Paridesh804/
Pharades801/
Peredeus801/
Paredise801/
Paradhes801/
Paredhez801/
Perredes800/
Paridies800/
Parrides800/
Pereides800/
Paredi772,578/
Pareda771,058/
Paride77322/
Porede773/
Paredy772/
Paradeisz7532/
Patreider7517/
Pareidhis751/
Paradis7133,074/
Parodis71575/
Paraide71552/
Perodes71360/
Pareddy71341/
Paridis71163/
Pharedi71163/
Perides71117/
Parodys71107/
Paredio7188/
Paradez7184/
Paridee7179/
Paridey7159/
Paredhi7156/
Pareddi7137/
Pareeda7123/
Peredez7122/
Perades7117/
Paradís7116/
Paradýs7114/
Parediz7112/
Pahredi7111/
Paredoi7110/
Paredha715/
Parideh715/
Patride714/
Paradés714/
Pareyda713/
Paridez713/
Pareida713/
Paredii713/
Parediy713/
Poredee712/
Peredys712/
Parédez712/
Parreda712/
Porades712/
Parride712/
Paaredi711/
Paaride711/
Parheda711/
Paridde711/
Paritde711/
Paradheesh711/
Paireda711/
Pourede710/
Paireddy67111/
Peyrodes67104/
Patridis6794/
Parreddy6789/
Peyreder6760/
Paradijs6751/
Pairidis6730/
Poreider6726/
Parreddi6725/
Patreddy6720/
Payreddy6717/
Paradisz6713/
Paradhis6712/
Phareeda677/
Paradais676/
Paareddy675/
Patreddi675/
Ppareddy675/
Parhedhi675/
Paradiss674/
Pareedhi673/
Pharidee673/
Parradis672/
Pareedha672/
Paraddis672/
Phareddy671/
Pareedaa671/
Parreida671/
Paradish671/
Parhideh671/
Paaradis671/
Pharidis671/
Peireder671/
Pharidet671/
Parodiss670/
Parridee670/

Paredes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paredes in the Russian language
Паредесparedes-
Paredes in the Arabic language
باريدسbaryds-
باريديسbarydys-

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