Parkas Surname

192,437th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Finland

Parkas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parkas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,0531:373,63120,076
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Pakistan361:4,962,33032,327
Finland221:249,85019,707
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Parkas (6,767) may also be a first name.

Parkas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Parkas (Hindi: पर्कास, Marathi: काश, Oriya: ପାକର୍ାସ) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Parkas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 192,437th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,330,688 people. The surname Parkas occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Parkas are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Parkas is also the 79,321st most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 6,767 people.

The last name Parkas is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 2,053 people, or 1 in 373,631. In India Parkas is mostly found in: Gujarat, where 31 percent live, Telangana, where 28 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 18 percent live. Other than India this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Pakistan, where 2 percent live.

Parkas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Parkas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Parkas last name expanded 258 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Parkas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Parkas last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the party.

Parkas earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 46.14% more than the national average, earning $63,060 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parkash92261,955/
Parkaus9224/
Parkhas927/
Parkahs922/
Pharkas922/
Parkeas921/
Parkaas921/
Parkass921/
Parrkash8622/
Parkhash8613/
Parkaash8611/
Pharkase864/
Parkaysh863/
Parkhats862/
Paarkash862/
Parkeash861/
Parkashe861/
Paerkash861/
Pharrkas861/
Parkaish861/
Parkasch861/
Parkassh861/
Perkas83606/
Parkos83473/
Porkas8321/
Parkaz8316/
Parcas834/
Parkasova807/
Parkhayst801/
Parkaaash801/
Parkhaust800/
Perkash771,561/
Perkaus77126/
Parkosz77112/
Porkash7743/
Parcase7722/
Porkhas7712/
Pourkas773/
Porkass772/
Perkahs771/
Parkeis771/
Perkhas771/
Parkous770/
Parkhots71229/
Parkhach7196/
Poorkhas7119/
Perkaash712/
Perkhash711/
Peerkash711/
Parkouse711/
Perkhaus711/
Porkhash711/
Perkhass711/
Parkhost710/
Parkhouse672,625/
Porcas6773/
Parkosová6745/
Perkos6718/
Perkaz6717/
Percas6717/
Parkoz678/
Parcos672/
Parkoš671/

Parkas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parkas in the Marathi language
काशkasa87.5
कासkasa12.5
Parkas in the Hindi language
पर्कासparkasa52.35
पर्कशparkasa34.71
प्रकाशprakasa8.24
परकासparakasa1.18
पर्काशाparkasa1.18
प्रकशprakasa0.59
पारकसparakasa0.59
प्रकासprakasa0.59
पर्काषparkasa0.59
Parkas in the Oriya language
ପାକର୍ାସpakarasa50
ପକର୍ାସpakarasa16.67
ପାରକାସparakasa16.67
ପାରକାଶparakasa16.67

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Parkas
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