Parst Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Parst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

Parst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Parst occurs in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Pärst. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Parst? popularity and diffusion

The surname Parst is the 6,063,924th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Parst occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Parst reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widespread in Denmark, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,128,943. In Denmark it is most prevalent in: Central Denmark Region, where 60 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 20 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 20 percent live. Apart from Denmark this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Ireland, where 10 percent live.

Parst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Parst has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Parst last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pärst931/
Pearst91108/
Pairst9117/
Paurst912/
Parste912/
Parstt911/
Pars893,087/
Parsthe831/
Parse807,504/
Pears804,360/
Parsh801,066/
Porst80950/
Parsd80165/
Perst8086/
Parrs8064/
Paurs8053/
Pairs8035/
Parss8020/
Phars805/
Patrs803/
Parìs802/
Parsz801/
Paars800/
Payrs800/
Pahrs800/
Pearse739,835/
Parsch73817/
Parshe73385/
Pairsh7376/
Phears7353/
Parshd7350/
Porszt7330/
Phairs7323/
Paarse7313/
Parsze7310/
Pharse739/
Parrsh737/
Pahars737/
Parcht734/
Pearsh733/
Pairse732/
Pasrse732/
Pardsd732/
Parssd732/
Parsdh732/
Parrse732/
Perstø731/
Pharsd731/
Parrsd731/
Paarsh731/
Pforst731/
Paursh731/
Pearsz731/
Patrsh731/
Phorst730/
Pharrs730/
Parsse730/
Porsth730/
Pharss730/
Pors671,681/
Parsova67164/
Parsche67156/
Parszcz67146/
Phearse6784/
Paarsch6725/
Parx6710/
Parsowa676/
Parchte671/
Pearssh671/
Pearsse670/

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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 Parst
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