Paramar Surname

238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,246,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Paramar Surname User-submission:

The name Paramar means 'one that strikes the enemy', from Sanskrit 'para' meaning 'enemy' + 'mara' meaning 'strike'. There are numerous variants of the name, including Pramar, Pavar, Powar, Pawar, Panwar, and Ponwar.

Paramar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,246,6771:34132
Nepal421:678,1185,038
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Paramar (179,561) may also be a first name.

Paramar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Paramar means 'one that strikes the enemy', from Sanskrit 'para' meaning 'enemy' + 'mara' meaning 'strike'. There are numerous variants of the name, including Pramar, Pavar, Powar, Pawar, Panwar, and Ponwar.

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Paramar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Paramar Come From? nationality or country of origin

Paramar (Hindi: परमार, Marathi: परमार, Oriya: ପରମାର, Russian: Парамар) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Paramar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paramar? popularity and diffusion

Paramar is the 238th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,244 people. Paramar occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Paramar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Paramar is also the 5,852nd most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 179,561 people.

The last name is most frequent in India, where it is held by 2,246,677 people, or 1 in 341. In India it is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 100 percent live, Rajasthan, where 0 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 0 percent live. Not including India this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Paramar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paramar in the Hindi language
परमारparamara99.49
पारमारparamara0.16
परमरparamara0.08
परामारparamara0.08
कलासुमाkalasuma0.03
परमानparamana0.03
पारामरparamara0.03
चरनcarana0.03
Paramar in the Oriya language
ପରମାରparamara84.64
ପାରମାରparamara12.73
ପରମାର୍paramar1.12
ପାରମରparamara0.75
ପରମର୍paramar0.37
ପରମରparamara0.37
Paramar in the Marathi language
परमारparamara78.08
परमरparamara13.21
पारमरparamara3
परमानparamana2.1
पारमारparamara0.9
़परमारparamara0.6
परामरparamara0.6
पारामारparamara0.3
पाराशरparasara0.3
Paramar in the Russian language
Парамарparamar-

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