Parpala Surname

265,828th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Parpala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parpala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,1011:18,2362,359
Finland2771:19,8442,808
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
India51:153,413,076951,030
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

The alternate forms: Parpală (229), Pârpală (1) & Părpală (1) are calculated separately.

Parpala Last Name Facts

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

Parpala (Marathi: परपाला) occurs most in Romania. It may be rendered as a variant: Parpală, Pârpală or Părpală. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Parpala? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 265,828th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,954,144 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Parpala are found; 75 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 75 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname Parpala is most prevalent in Romania, where it is carried by 1,101 people, or 1 in 18,236. In Romania it is most numerous in: Dolj County, where 19 percent live, Gorj County, where 16 percent live and Teleorman County, where 12 percent live. Apart from Romania this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Parpala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Parpala surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Parpala earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.45% less than the national average, earning $21,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Parpala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parpala in the Marathi language
परपालाparapala-

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