Param Surname
Approximately 14,672 people bear this surname
Param Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 8,106 | 1:22,038 | 1,214 |
| Israel | 2,828 | 1:3,026 | 404 |
| India | 1,896 | 1:404,570 | 21,375 |
| Sri Lanka | 731 | 1:28,466 | 3,639 |
| Philippines | 345 | 1:293,444 | 41,951 |
| Papua New Guinea | 141 | 1:57,828 | 7,385 |
| United States | 111 | 1:3,265,396 | 186,924 |
| Malaysia | 78 | 1:378,131 | 19,929 |
| Canada | 69 | 1:533,994 | 44,923 |
| Chile | 64 | 1:275,257 | 8,123 |
| Thailand | 41 | 1:1,722,886 | 219,200 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Romania | 35 | 1:573,653 | 41,852 |
| Iran | 30 | 1:2,559,417 | 82,750 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 74 | 1:678,631 | 44,191 |
Param (54,478) may also be a first name.
Param Demographics
Average Param Salary in
United States
$53,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Param Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Param Come From? nationality or country of origin
Param (Arabic: بارام, Bengali: পরম, Hindi: परम, Marathi: परम, Oriya: ପରମ) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Param? popularity and diffusion
Param is the 35,978th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 496,698 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Param live; 73 percent live in South Asia and 56 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 17,180th most frequently held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 54,478 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 8,106 people, or 1 in 22,038. In Pakistan Param is primarily found in: Punjab, where 100 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 0 percent live and Sindh, where 0 percent live. Outside of Pakistan it exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 19 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.
Param Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Param has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Param surname increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Param Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Param surname are 18.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.22% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Param earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.28% less than the national average, earning $44,080 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Param Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Param in the Hindi language | ||
| परम | parama | 96.54 |
| पाराम | parama | 1.25 |
| पराम | parama | 0.73 |
| पारम | parama | 0.56 |
| परमा | parama | 0.02 |
| पदम | padama | 0.01 |
| अमर | amara | 0.01 |
| पसम | pasama | 0.01 |
| पे्रम | perama | 0.01 |
| परामा | parama | 0.01 |
| पेरम | perama | 0.01 |
| Param in the Bengali language | ||
| পরম | parama | 85.71 |
| পৈরম | pairama | 7.14 |
| পরমপদ | paramapada | 2.38 |
| পরমসিং | paramasim | 2.38 |
| পরমসাধু | paramasadhu | 2.38 |
| Param in the Oriya language | ||
| ପରମ | parama | 72.96 |
| ପାରମ | parama | 20.85 |
| ପାରାମ | parama | 2.61 |
| ପରମା | parama | 0.65 |
| ପାରାମା | parama | 0.33 |
| ପରମ୍ | param | 0.33 |
| ପରାମ | parama | 0.33 |
| Param in the Marathi language | ||
| परम | parama | 60.52 |
| परमिंसग | paraminsaga | 23.62 |
| पराम | parama | 6.27 |
| पारम | parama | 2.21 |
| पाराम | parama | 1.48 |
| ीराम | irama | 0.74 |
| राम | rama | 0.74 |
| अटम | atama | 0.74 |
| पदम | padama | 0.37 |
| पराग | paraga | 0.37 |
| Param in the Arabic language | ||
| بارام | baram | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Param
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