Pareja

See also: pareja and pāreja

English

Etymology

From Spanish.

Proper noun

Pareja (plural Parejas)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pareja is the 19590^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1377 individuals. Pareja is most common among Hispanic/Latino (76.98%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (13.14%) individuals.

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Pa‧re‧ja

• IPA^(key): /paˈɾeha/, [pʌˈɾ̪i.hʌ]

Proper noun

Pareja

1. a surname from Spanish

Spanish

Etymology

After Pareja, a municipality on Guadalajara, Spain

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈɾexa/ [paˈɾe.xa]
• Rhymes: -exa
• Syllabification: Pa‧re‧ja

Proper noun

Pareja m or f by sense

1. a toponymic surname

Statistics

According to official data by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística in 2016, Pareja occurs in Spain as a first surname by 9,651 individuals, and as a second surname by 9,944 individuals. It is prevalent in Barcelona, Madrid, Málaga, Seville, and Córdoba.