Parrança Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Parrança Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parrança Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

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

Parrança Last Name Facts

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

The last name Parrança is held by more people in Portugal than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Parranca. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Parrança? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,333,370th most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Parrança reside; 99 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 99 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

Parrança is most commonly used in Portugal, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 157,852. Excluding Portugal this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parranca961/
Parranza881/
Paransa80131/
Paranza8053/
Paranca8011/
Paranja804/
Parançi803/
Paransat7531/
Paransah7514/
Paranjay7511/
Paranjaz759/
Paranjap759/
Parancha754/
Parrangi751/
Parancea751/
Parandjea717/
Parranchi711/
Parranche711/
Parangi672,015/
Parange67406/
Paransi67345/
Paranji67134/
Paranco6759/
Parance6735/
Paranje6724/
Paranse6720/
Paramsa6716/
Paranso6713/
Peranza6712/
Paranjo677/
Paranzi674/
Paranci672/
Pharanchai671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Parrança
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