Parrens Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Parrens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parrens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France201:3,321,136213,627
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Parrens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Parrens has its highest incidence in France. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Parrens? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Parrens occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Parrens are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Parrens is most widely held in France, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 3,321,136. In France Parrens is most numerous in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 85 percent are found and Occitanie, where 15 percent are found. Barring France this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 15 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Parrens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Parrens has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Parrens surname contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parens9285/
Perrens86292/
Parrins864/
Parense863/
Pareens861/
Parenst861/
Porrens860/
Parns8378/
Perriens8053/
Parins77313/
Perens77115/
Parenz7715/
Pearns7711/
Parnsh776/
Pharns773/
Paréns771/
Patrns771/
Perrns770/
Parnns770/
Perrins712,724/
Peirens71155/
Peerens7171/
Parenje7135/
Parence7118/
Porrins7111/
Patrins719/
Parenze718/
Paurins711/
Parinse711/
Pehrens710/
Perenss710/
Perns6718/
Perriëns6711/
Pharence6710/
Porns679/
Porrence672/
Parnz671/

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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 Parrens
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