Paras is used as a family name or surname in Philippines. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Paras
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Philippines
Meaning: Name rare whose geographical origin is uncertain. This is undoubtedly a place name, name hamlets in Toury and Janville (28) as well as Collonge-en-Charollais (71).

How popular is Paras?

Paras is common in Philippines.

Paras is ranked 11073 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Parases grew by 31.7817 per cent to 2463 since 2000 and ranked 12566 after elevating 2038 spots. The last name was found in around 8 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 45.47 42.48
White 37.35 43.98
Hispanic or Latino 11.77 7.06
Others 2.96 4.12
Black 2.11 2.03
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.32 0.32
Paras is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Philippines which signifies that it is originated from Philippines. Around 48480 people have been found who wears Paras as their family name. Paras is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
6,296 Guyana9
15,749 Finland3
14,078 Japan3
24,766 Scotland2
95,312 Argentina2
19,046 Ireland2
124,220 Italy2
4,164 Vietnam2
91,784 Netherlands2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
35,969 Denmark2
82,478 South Africa2
1,486 Northern Mariana Islands1
53,033 Nigeria1
37,779 Serbia1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
10,683 Cyprus1
15,162 Costa Rica1
29,774 Venezuela1
53,505 Turkey1
169,904 Brazil1
4,249 Cambodia1
613 Central African Republic1
3,350 Fiji1
172,258 Germany1
2,578 Guam1
16,640 Hong Kong1
29,595 Iran1
28,365 Kenya1
12,745 Luxembourg1
5,916 Mozambique1
47,891 Norway1
16,073 Latvia1
7,895 South Korea1
77,122 Sweden1
81,201 Switzerland1
11,831 Tajikistan1
165,773 Belarus1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,004 Bahrain49
37,591 Belgium37
18,843 Chile36
233,817 Indonesia27
24,534 New Zealand17
186,451 Ukraine16
7,162 Thailand15
6,298 Trinidad and Tobago15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,314 Kuwait70
56,298 England65
39,793 Spain54
181,712 Russia52
Countries with hundreds of Paras:
3,913 Saudi Arabia885
3,235 Greece516
2,150 United Arab Emirates482
15,860 Poland382
14,665 Canada256
12,354 Australia223
66,174 France147
1,946 Qatar126
15,665 Malaysia101
3,353 Singapore101
Countries with thousands of Paras:
8,207 India6,086
2,639 Pakistan3,143
14,786 United States2,286
3,520 Mexico2,042
Countries with ten thousands of Paras:
227 Philippines31,192
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Paras Namesakes

  • Deepak Parashar, Model
  • Manoj Kumar Paras, Politician
  • Aliki Paraschis, Producer
  • Amol Parashar, Actor
  • Ananya Parashar, Actor
  • Andre Paras, Basketball player
  • Andre Paras, Basketball player
  • Deepak Parashar, Model
  • Sriram Parasuram, Vocalist
  • Apostolos Paraskevas, Composer
  • In 2009 drama film, Last Supper No. 3, Joey Paras played Wilson Nañawa.

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