Parra Surname
Approximately 652,928 people bear this surname
Parra Surname Definition:
In Spanish Parra means "vineyard" and also "a clay container."
Originated in village of Espinosa, Burgos, and also found in Santander, Leon, Castile, and Aragon. Name of several villages near Badajoz, Ávila, Cuenca, Teruel, and Oviedo.
Read More About This SurnameParra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 173,396 | 1:276 | 44 |
| Venezuela | 130,280 | 1:232 | 35 |
| Mexico | 121,877 | 1:1,018 | 159 |
| Chile | 51,189 | 1:344 | 69 |
| Spain | 47,680 | 1:981 | 96 |
| United States | 32,697 | 1:11,085 | 1,368 |
| Argentina | 19,303 | 1:2,214 | 286 |
| Ecuador | 16,920 | 1:940 | 158 |
| Cuba | 11,426 | 1:1,008 | 173 |
| Peru | 8,527 | 1:3,727 | 614 |
| Brazil | 8,045 | 1:26,610 | 1,170 |
| Dominican Republic | 6,517 | 1:1,601 | 249 |
| Bolivia | 5,707 | 1:1,860 | 350 |
| France | 4,295 | 1:15,465 | 1,643 |
| Costa Rica | 3,585 | 1:1,333 | 232 |
| Paraguay | 3,447 | 1:2,099 | 303 |
| Philippines | 2,772 | 1:36,522 | 5,610 |
| India | 1,655 | 1:463,484 | 23,794 |
| Portugal | 528 | 1:19,732 | 1,393 |
| Canada | 447 | 1:82,429 | 9,185 |
| Panama | 422 | 1:9,271 | 860 |
| Uruguay | 284 | 1:12,084 | 1,359 |
| England | 196 | 1:284,276 | 22,043 |
| Guatemala | 194 | 1:82,900 | 2,758 |
| Italy | 165 | 1:370,647 | 42,973 |
| Australia | 154 | 1:175,297 | 17,847 |
| Greece | 133 | 1:83,307 | 14,080 |
| Belgium | 130 | 1:88,436 | 13,772 |
| Nicaragua | 116 | 1:51,906 | 1,445 |
| Germany | 103 | 1:781,606 | 57,825 |
| Switzerland | 98 | 1:83,805 | 9,470 |
| Netherlands | 62 | 1:272,374 | 33,874 |
| Thailand | 47 | 1:1,502,944 | 203,155 |
| Estonia | 42 | 1:31,472 | 5,782 |
| Aruba | 37 | 1:2,797 | 396 |
| Ireland | 34 | 1:138,498 | 6,546 |
| Puerto Rico | 31 | 1:114,521 | 1,694 |
| El Salvador | 30 | 1:211,463 | 2,107 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 1:156,149 | 17,650 |
| Norway | 29 | 1:177,320 | 21,035 |
| Malta | 24 | 1:17,928 | 1,021 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Curaçao | 14 | 1:11,232 | 389 |
| Belize | 13 | 1:27,344 | 2,013 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Andorra | 3 | 1:27,946 | 1,499 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Barbados | 3 | 1:95,816 | 1,797 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 1:48,773,131 | 29,601 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 97 | 1:517,718 | 36,097 |
The alternate forms: Párra (4), Parrà (1), Parrá (1), Pàrra (1), Pârra (1) & Pärra (1) are calculated separately.
Parra (544) may also be a first name.
Parra Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
In Spanish Parra means "vineyard" and also "a clay container."
Originated in village of Espinosa, Burgos, and also found in Santander, Leon, Castile, and Aragon. Name of several villages near Badajoz, Ávila, Cuenca, Teruel, and Oviedo. Derived from Celtic "parium" - a vine masort or trellis.
Castilian name.
User-submitted Reference
Parra is a person who 'farms grapes'.
- eduparroxParra means 'grape vine' in Spanish.
- oswaldoparraParra Demographics
Average Parra Salary in
United States
$37,410 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Parra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Parra Come From? nationality or country of origin
Parra (Hindi: पररा, Russian: Парра) is found in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Párra, Parrà, Parrá, Pàrra, Pârra or Pärra. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Parra? popularity and diffusion
The surname Parra is the 809th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,161 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Parra reside; 64 percent reside in South America and 46 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Parra is also the 361,218th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 544 people.
The last name Parra is most numerous in Colombia, where it is carried by 173,396 people, or 1 in 276. In Colombia Parra is mostly concentrated in: Capital District, where 26 percent live, Antioquia Department, where 11 percent live and Cundinamarca Department, where 8 percent live. Outside of Colombia it occurs in 108 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 20 percent live and Mexico, where 19 percent live.
Parra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Parra has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 33,708 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 19,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 3,400 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Parra Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Parra last name are 40.85% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.08% being registered with the political party.
The amount Parra earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 77.12% less than the national average, earning €6,870 per year; in Norway they earn 1.91% less than the national average, earning 339,486 kr per year; in Peru they earn 20.01% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,263 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.81% more than the national average, earning $24,247,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.3% less than the national average, earning $37,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.94% less than the national average, earning $46,730 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Parra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Parra in the Hindi language | ||
| पररा | parara | - |
| Parra in the Russian language | ||
| Парра | parra | - |
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Parra Reference & Research
Parra-Perra DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Parra-Perra FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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