Para-Para
surname · Latin script
Para-Para is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Nigeria than in any other country.
- PHPhilippines≈1 in 17Mfew records(inferred from the name graph)
- NGNigeria≈1 in 31Mfew records
carrying the name, as Mondonomo estimates it from our sources: no national register counts it in these countries. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Nigeria (inferred from the name graph)
- Record sources
- 5 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 17M (inferred from the name graph)
≈8 people, est.
corpus datasets behind its best-documented spelling
strongest: highest-authority source
Philippines, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts
(measured from records)One other spelling is counted as the same name:
Locally spelled Parapara in PH Philippines, KE Kenya, TZ Tanzania and 2 more.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin
No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.
Cited for this meaning 1
Where in the world
(measured from records)Para-Para counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG Nigeria | ≈8 est. | ≈1 in 31M | Parapara | 3 |
| PH Philippines | ≈7 est. | ≈1 in 17M | Parapara | 5 |
| KE Kenya | — | — | Parapara | 4 |
| TZ Tanzania | — | — | Parapara | 5 |
| US United States | — | — | Parapara | 4 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses
(measured from records)Para-Para is also recorded in 6 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In bbc, a wooden shelf that runs from the door entirely around the interior of a Batak house
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In zlm, a shelf or framework built over the fireplace as a receptacle for cooking pots
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In zlm, shelf or framework built over the fireplace as a receptacle for cooking-pots
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In bbc, wooden rack that in a Batak house runs from the door around the entire house
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In rob, rack in a house where eating utensils are put
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In mak, grill on which a cooking pot is set
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Evidence
(measured from records)No register attests this spelling yet
Frequently asked questions
- In which country does Para-Para have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 8 people named Para-Para in Nigeria, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled parapara.
- How common is the name Para-Para?
- Mondonomo estimates about 8 people in Nigeria have Para-Para as their first surname, about 1 in 31 million residents. No national register counts it there; the figure is ours, calibrated against the registers that do.
What do you want to know about Para-Para?
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/para-paraThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Para-Para”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.