Parnus Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Parnus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parnus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon121:469,75712,312
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Pärnus (1) are calculated separately.

Parnus (15) may also be a first name.

Parnus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Parnus (Russian: Парнус) occurs more in Lebanon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Pärnus. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parnus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Parnus live; 46 percent live in West Asia and 46 percent live in Levant. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name globally, held by 15 people.

The surname Parnus is most frequent in Lebanon, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 469,757. In Lebanon Parnus is most common in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 58 percent are found and Beirut Governorate, where 42 percent are found. Barring Lebanon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 23 percent are found and Romania, where 15 percent are found.

Parnus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pärnus941/
Parnous9220/
Parneus922/
Parnush921/
Patrnus921/
Parnu9125/
Parnoush86118/
Parnau83280/
Parnos83188/
Pernus8355/
Parnut8314/
Parnou8313/
Parnnu835/
Parneu831/
Parnaud77197/
Parnaut7783/
Parnnui7710/
Parnouy7710/
Pernaus772/
Pernush772/
Parnhos771/
Parneux771/
Parnult771/
Pharnut771/
Parnó738/
Pornu732/
Pernusch7171/
Parnnuch714/
Pernuš67226/
Pornui676/
Pornos673/
Pornou671/
Parnoo671/
Pernuz671/
Pournoush671/
Pornuy671/
Pournos6286/
Pournou628/
Parnnoo621/
Phornuy621/
Pernauz621/
Pornnuch571/
Pornói5050/
Pornoo502/

Parnus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parnus in the Russian language
Парнусparnus-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Parnus
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