Parlea Surname
Approximately 642 people bear this surname
Parlea Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Parley (glade where pears grew), the name of places in Dorset and Hampshire.
Parlea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 605 | 1:33,187 | 4,222 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Pârlea (207) are calculated separately.
Parlea (15) may also be a first name.
Parlea Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Parley (glade where pears grew), the name of places in Dorset and Hampshire.
Parlea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Parlea Come From? nationality or country of origin
Parlea occurs most in Romania. It can also appear as a variant: Pârlea. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Parlea? popularity and diffusion
Parlea is the 509,669th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 11,351,318 people. The surname Parlea is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Parlea reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Parlea is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.
It is most commonly used in Romania, where it is carried by 605 people, or 1 in 33,187. In Romania Parlea is most frequent in: Iași County, where 28 percent live, Mureș County, where 19 percent live and Constanța County, where 10 percent live. Aside from Romania it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent live and Liberia, where 1 percent live.
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