Parekh Surname

5,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99,448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Parekh Surname User-submission:

The Parekh surname is used by goldsmiths in Saurashtra region of Gujarat, India. Parekh are rich and well cultured people, who have absolute and promising origin back to 932 A.D.

Parekh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India81,2541:9,440793
United States5,0741:71,4358,268
England3,7301:14,9382,207
Sudan2,5201:14,8852,042
United Arab Emirates1,3701:6,688857
Oman9581:3,850557
Canada7771:47,4205,782
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Thailand5211:135,58221,033
Australia4541:59,4627,217
Pakistan3751:476,3848,375
France2271:292,61144,838
South Africa1951:277,83427,419
Kuwait1931:19,6932,634
Qatar1371:17,2121,876
Singapore1281:43,0291,626
New Zealand1081:41,9297,008
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Kenya821:563,17026,996
Malaysia691:427,45322,065
Seychelles411:2,253462
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Wales271:114,6128,773
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Sweden211:468,89333,666
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
China191:71,964,2933,948
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Panama121:326,0227,351
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Norway71:734,61250,907
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Tonga11:107,313791
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Belize11:355,4743,977
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Parekh (5,086) may also be a first name.

Parekh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Parekh surname is used by goldsmiths in Saurashtra region of Gujarat, India. Parekh are rich and well cultured people, who have absolute and promising origin back to 932 A.D.

- shivalik

The Parekh surname originates in Hindu Baniya caste in Gujarat India.

- shivalik

Parekh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Parekh (Hindi: पारेख, Marathi: पारेख, Oriya: ପେରଖ, Russian: Парех) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Parekh? popularity and diffusion

Parekh is the 5,684th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 73,280 people. Parekh is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Parekh live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 82 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 95,203rd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 5,086 people.

The surname Parekh is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 81,254 people, or 1 in 9,440. In India it is most common in: Gujarat, where 54 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 38 percent reside and West Bengal, where 2 percent reside. Other than India this last name exists in 80 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Parekh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Parekh last name are 7.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Parekh earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.95% less than the national average, earning 197,424 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 0.97% more than the national average, earning R 239,952 per year; in United States they earn 33.11% more than the national average, earning $57,436 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.28% more than the national average, earning $58,766 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pareekh92237/
Parekhe9210/
Pariekh925/
Paarekh924/
Pharekh922/
Parekkh922/
Pareakh922/
Pareikh921/
Parekhh921/
Parek91669/
Parikh8357,673/
Pareek8316,479/
Paregh8371/
Perekh8345/
Parzek8332/
Pareke8332/
Pariek8329/
Pareik8326/
Parrek8315/
Pareck8310/
Parehk836/
Paarek834/
Parech834/
Pharek834/
Pareak833/
Porekh832/
Paerek832/
Paredk831/
Parejh831/
Parexh831/
Parjkh831/
Parezk830/
Pearek830/
Patrzek77585/
Patrech7797/
Parrykh7772/
Pareike7736/
Paraikh7721/
Pareick7715/
Pareigh7710/
Parekke779/
Parikhe776/
Pareich775/
Parrikh774/
Paarikh774/
Pareeck774/
Parecke773/
Paareek772/
Pareedk771/
Paresgh771/
Pariokh771/
Pariskh771/
Pareche771/
Pariech771/
Peyrekh771/
Pearrek770/
Parik7321,262/
Perek733,235/
Parec731,393/
Paryk7347/
Parej7328/
Porek7316/
Pareg736/
Parex736/
Pareache712/
Phaarikh711/
Paritkhe711/
Patreche711/
Parzyk67263/
Parich67216/
Parike67190/
Parick67101/
Pharik6771/
Perikh6755/
Perykh6753/
Peyrek6748/
Parigh6736/
Parzik6725/
Poreke6718/
Pereck6717/
Parych6716/
Parrik6715/
Peregh6715/
Paarik6712/
Paraik679/
Pairik676/
Paurik675/
Pareej674/
Paurík674/
Paurec673/
Pearec672/
Parihk672/
Parikk672/
Pariok672/
Pareig672/
Porekk671/
Pharej671/
Parikq671/
Parjks671/
Parretche671/
Paraík671/
Patrex671/
Parrettck671/
Porykh671/
Porrek670/

Parekh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parekh in the Marathi language
पारेखparekha97.62
पारीखparikha0.7
परेखparekha0.46
परेशparesa0.27
पािरखpairakha0.23
पोरखporakha0.08
रेखाrekha0.08
परीखparikha0.07
पारखparakha0.06
पिरखpirakha0.04
सुरेखाsurekha0.02
पारेखाparekha0.02
पाऱेखparekha0.02
पारेख़parekha0.02
पारखेparakhe0.02
पारेकpareka0.02
पारेखेparekhe0.01
पारेेखpareekha0.01
परथparatha0.01
पारेसparesa0.01
तारीखtarikha0.01
पारकीparaki0.01
पारेशparesa0.01
परेखाparekha0.01
बरखाbarakha0.01
पारेखर्parekhar0.01
पारेख्parekh0.01
फारुखpharukha0.01
Parekh in the Hindi language
पारेखparekha95
परेखparekha5
Parekh in the Oriya language
ପେରଖperakha85.22
ପାେରଖpaerakha10.43
ପାେରଖ୍paerakh2.61
ପେରଖ୍perakh0.87
Parekh in the Russian language
Парехpareh-

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