Parekh Surname
Approximately 99,448 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 81,254 | 1:9,440 | 793 |
| United States | 5,074 | 1:71,435 | 8,268 |
| England | 3,730 | 1:14,938 | 2,207 |
| Sudan | 2,520 | 1:14,885 | 2,042 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,370 | 1:6,688 | 857 |
| Oman | 958 | 1:3,850 | 557 |
| Canada | 777 | 1:47,420 | 5,782 |
| Saudi Arabia | 676 | 1:45,645 | 6,666 |
| Thailand | 521 | 1:135,582 | 21,033 |
| Australia | 454 | 1:59,462 | 7,217 |
| Pakistan | 375 | 1:476,384 | 8,375 |
| France | 227 | 1:292,611 | 44,838 |
| South Africa | 195 | 1:277,834 | 27,419 |
| Kuwait | 193 | 1:19,693 | 2,634 |
| Qatar | 137 | 1:17,212 | 1,876 |
| Singapore | 128 | 1:43,029 | 1,626 |
| New Zealand | 108 | 1:41,929 | 7,008 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| Hong Kong | 84 | 1:87,327 | 1,583 |
| Kenya | 82 | 1:563,170 | 26,996 |
| Malaysia | 69 | 1:427,453 | 22,065 |
| Seychelles | 41 | 1:2,253 | 462 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Wales | 27 | 1:114,612 | 8,773 |
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| China | 19 | 1:71,964,293 | 3,948 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Panama | 12 | 1:326,022 | 7,351 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 1:130,584 | 1,472 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Parekh (5,086) may also be a first name.
Parekh Surname Meaning
Parekh Demographics
Average Male Parekh Height
173.05 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Parekh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Parekh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Parekh (Hindi: पारेख, Marathi: पारेख, Oriya: ପେରଖ, Russian: Парех) occurs most in India. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Parekh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Parekh? popularity and diffusion
Parekh is the 5,684th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 73,280 people. The surname Parekh occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Parekh reside; 82 percent reside in South Asia and 82 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Parekh is also the 95,203rd most widespread first name internationally, held by 5,086 people.
This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 81,254 people, or 1 in 9,440. In India it is mostly found in: Gujarat, where 54 percent live, Maharashtra, where 38 percent live and West Bengal, where 2 percent live. Apart from India Parekh exists in 80 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.
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% registered with 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
Parekh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Parekh in the Marathi language | ||
| पारेख | parekha | 97.62 |
| पारीख | parikha | 0.7 |
| परेख | parekha | 0.46 |
| परेश | paresa | 0.27 |
| पािरख | pairakha | 0.23 |
| पोरख | porakha | 0.08 |
| रेखा | rekha | 0.08 |
| परीख | parikha | 0.07 |
| पारख | parakha | 0.06 |
| पिरख | pirakha | 0.04 |
| सुरेखा | surekha | 0.02 |
| पारेखा | parekha | 0.02 |
| पाऱेख | parekha | 0.02 |
| पारेख़ | parekha | 0.02 |
| पारखे | parakhe | 0.02 |
| पारेक | pareka | 0.02 |
| पारेखे | parekhe | 0.01 |
| पारेेख | pareekha | 0.01 |
| परथ | paratha | 0.01 |
| पारेस | paresa | 0.01 |
| तारीख | tarikha | 0.01 |
| पारकी | paraki | 0.01 |
| पारेश | paresa | 0.01 |
| परेखा | parekha | 0.01 |
| बरखा | barakha | 0.01 |
| पारेखर् | parekhar | 0.01 |
| पारेख् | parekh | 0.01 |
| फारुख | pharukha | 0.01 |
| Parekh in the Hindi language | ||
| पारेख | parekha | 95 |
| परेख | parekha | 5 |
| Parekh in the Oriya language | ||
| ପେରଖ | perakha | 85.22 |
| ପାେରଖ | paerakha | 10.43 |
| ପାେରଖ୍ | paerakh | 2.61 |
| ପେରଖ୍ | perakh | 0.87 |
| Parekh in the Russian language | ||
| Парех | pareh | - |
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