How common is the surname Parekh?

3,316 people in the United States had the surname Parekh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,108 Americans. It ranked 9,770th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Parekh?

Andrij Parekh, American cinematographer.

Where is the surname Parekh most common?

Wikidata records people named Parekh in the United States.

Is the surname Parekh getting more or less common?

More common. 2,129 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,316 in 2010, up 56%.

The surname Parekh

A Gujarati surname, carried by 3,316 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Parekh is more common than 94% of them.

Origin

Gujarati origin

Transliteration of Gujarati પારેખ (pārekh).

One of 18 Gujarati surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,316 people named Parekh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 93,108 Americans. That is up 56% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,129.

#9,770

rank among US surnames

3,316

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+55.8%

change since 2000 (was #13,165)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,761	Struck	3,320	92,996
#9,765	Channell	3,318	93,052
#9,767	Percival	3,317	93,080
#9,770	Parekh	3,316	93,108
#9,777	Petrick	3,315	93,136
#9,778	Shenk	3,314	93,164

Who is named Parekh

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Parekh identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.7% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
White (not Hispanic) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Parekhs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Andrij Parekh
American cinematographer, born 1971

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Parekh

Parekh has the Soundex code P620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P620.

Other Gujarati surnames

All 18 Gujarati surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Parekh come from?: Transliteration of Gujarati પારેખ (pārekh).
How common is the surname Parekh?: 3,316 people in the United States had the surname Parekh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,108 Americans. It ranked 9,770th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Parekh?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Parekh identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.7% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Parekh?: Andrij Parekh, American cinematographer.
Where is the surname Parekh most common?: Wikidata records people named Parekh in the United States.
Is the surname Parekh getting more or less common?: More common. 2,129 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,316 in 2010, up 56%.