Family name Paratene (Paratene 
) , worldwide, is a very rare cognomen. The surname Paratene is habitual in New Zealand, where it is a rare surname, Australia, and India, where it is an extremely rare surname. Very seldom, Paratene is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Paratene | Australia, New Zealand, India |
| paratene ngata Ngāti Porou leader, storekeeper, soldier, farmer, assessor, NZ (b. 1849) |
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rawiri paratene New Zealand stage and screen actor, director and writer, and politician, NZ (b. 1954) |
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| paratene matchitt New Zealand artist, NZ (b. 1933) |
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| paratene te manu [] - ?:1897 - Nga Puhi. Of Waipapa and Tutukaka. One of the Maori who travelled to England with interpreter William Jenkins, 1863-1864. According to the Illustrated London news, 18 July 1863, he was the son of Kau Te Awha, grandson of Te Kowhai, and |
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