Pareja Surname
Approximately 52,141 people bear this surname
Pareja Surname User-submission:
The Spanish word "pareja" means couple, either married or unmarried. It can also mean "partner" as in "mi pareja" = "my partner", which can be used for spouse, boyfriend/girlfriend.
Pareja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 12,023 | 1:8,420 | 773 |
| Colombia | 10,181 | 1:4,692 | 712 |
| Spain | 10,093 | 1:4,632 | 577 |
| Peru | 7,501 | 1:4,237 | 694 |
| Ecuador | 2,635 | 1:6,036 | 988 |
| Mexico | 1,863 | 1:66,627 | 3,046 |
| Bolivia | 1,651 | 1:6,430 | 821 |
| United States | 1,377 | 1:263,224 | 24,827 |
| Chile | 1,142 | 1:15,426 | 1,109 |
| Argentina | 895 | 1:47,758 | 4,028 |
| Brazil | 542 | 1:394,971 | 15,064 |
| France | 534 | 1:124,387 | 18,898 |
| Venezuela | 373 | 1:80,976 | 3,237 |
| Uruguay | 316 | 1:10,860 | 1,224 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Dominican Republic | 100 | 1:104,329 | 4,466 |
| Panama | 96 | 1:40,753 | 2,141 |
| Canada | 85 | 1:433,478 | 37,831 |
| Cuba | 83 | 1:138,828 | 3,528 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Guam | 29 | 1:5,521 | 755 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Switzerland | 27 | 1:304,182 | 24,091 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| El Salvador | 18 | 1:352,438 | 2,576 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Costa Rica | 14 | 1:341,434 | 3,425 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Paraguay | 8 | 1:904,593 | 9,127 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
The alternate forms: Paréja (1) & Pàreja (1) are calculated separately.
Pareja (133) may also be a first name.
Pareja Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Spanish word "pareja" means couple, either married or unmarried. It can also mean "partner" as in "mi pareja" = "my partner", which can be used for spouse, boyfriend/girlfriend.
- gparejaPareja Demographics
Average Male Pareja Height
171.43 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Pareja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pareja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pareja (Arabic: باريجا, Bengali: পরেজা, Hindi: परेजा, Marathi: परेजा) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may also occur in the variant forms: Paréja or Pàreja. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pareja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,781st most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 139,766 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Pareja reside; 48 percent reside in South America and 23 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 804,402nd most common forename world-wide. It is borne by 133 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 12,023 people, or 1 in 8,420. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Calabarzon, where 22 percent are found, Central Visayas, where 13 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 11 percent are found. Besides The Philippines Pareja is found in 58 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 20 percent are found and Spain, where 19 percent are found.
Pareja Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Pareja surname are 36.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 89.81% registered with the party.
The amount Pareja earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 17.33% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,745 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.78% more than the national average, earning $26,057,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.45% more than the national average, earning $48,520 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.95% less than the national average, earning $46,726 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pareja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pareja in the Bengali language | ||
| পরেজা | pareja | - |
| Pareja in the Hindi language | ||
| परेजा | pareja | 80 |
| पारेजा | pareja | 20 |
| Pareja in the Marathi language | ||
| परेजा | pareja | 66.67 |
| पारेजा | pareja | 33.33 |
| Pareja in the Arabic language | ||
| باريجا | baryja | - |
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