Parham Surname

22,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

Parham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Parham,' parishes in Sussex and Suffolk.

Richard de Parham, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Perham, Sussex, ibid.

Nicholas de Perham, Wiltshire, ibid.

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Parham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States20,8401:17,3922,202
Iran1,4071:54,5725,993
England7511:74,1928,438
Australia6561:41,1525,287
Belize5181:686144
Canada781:472,37940,609
Honduras541:163,2672,049
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Chile191:927,18319,125
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Wales91:343,83718,086
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
China51:273,464,31313,838
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
France21:33,211,361423,184
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4481:54,4096,508
Wales41:392,10412,338

The alternate forms: Pärham (1) are calculated separately.

Parham (4,383) may also be a first name.

Parham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Parham,' parishes in Sussex and Suffolk.

Richard de Parham, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Perham, Sussex, ibid.

Nicholas de Perham, Wiltshire, ibid.

Ralph de Parham, Norfolk (no date): History of Norfolk.

1504. Married — John Parham and Margaret Egerton: St. Dionis Backchurch.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Parham (Suss.; Suff.) = the Pear(-Tree)-Enclosure [Old English per- + ham(m, a piece of land, enclosure] The Sussex Parham was Perham A.D. 959, and also in the 13th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Parham (homestead where pears grew), the name of places in Suffolk and Sussex.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Parishes in Suffolk and Sussex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The family of Parham was represented in the early part of this century in Semley and Broad Chalk: in the reign of Edward III. John de Parham owned a large part of the village of Alvediston (H.). Parham is also the name of a Suffolk parish.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Parham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Parham is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Pärham. Click here to see other possible spellings of Parham.

How Common Is The Last Name Parham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 22,129th most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 296,507 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Parham live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 104,265th most frequently used given name throughout the world, borne by 4,383 people.

Parham is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 20,840 people, or 1 in 17,392. In The United States it is most frequent in: Georgia, where 11 percent live, North Carolina, where 8 percent live and Virginia, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States Parham occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 6 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Parham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Parham has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Parham last name rose 168 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Parham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Parham surname are 8.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.95% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Parham earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.89% less than the national average, earning R 145,212 per year; in United States they earn 9.44% less than the national average, earning $39,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.32% more than the national average, earning $52,823 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pärham941/
Parcham92761/
Paraham92111/
Parkham9294/
Pharham9217/
Pearham9212/
Parrham926/
Parzham922/
Pasrham921/
Paerham921/
Param9114,672/
Parkhahm863/
Pharaham861/
Parchamn861/
Parhcham861/
Paraaham861/
Perham832,630/
Parame832,371/
Parhan831,260/
Patram83472/
Parram83296/
Porham83215/
Pharam83148/
Pasram83132/
Pairam83102/
Parjam8346/
Pearam8325/
Paaram8313/
Payram8312/
Parhom8311/
Paraam836/
Paramm836/
Paraim836/
Pargam834/
Paeram834/
Parajm833/
Paream833/
Pahram833/
Parasm832/
Parahm832/
Paramg832/
Pparam831/
Parahan77176/
Parkhom77155/
Parchan77147/
Parkhan77104/
Parasim7757/
Phearam7727/
Pharhan7724/
Parasme7717/
Paramme7715/
Pfarhan7714/
Patrhan7712/
Pourham7712/
Porkham7712/
Parasym7711/
Porcham7710/
Pattram778/
Paramne777/
Pharaim777/
Parahym776/
Paratim776/
Parchom776/
Pharram775/
Porhajm774/
Paurame773/
Parrahm772/
Parhang772/
Parhain771/
Paratem771/
Pauramg771/
Pharame771/
Pharasm771/
Pharjam771/
Paisram771/
Paitram771/
Paaramm771/
Parasem771/
Parhane771/
Parhhan771/
Poorham770/
Peerham770/
Parchamova751/
Paran7333,760/
Peram7319,039/
Poram73323/
Parom73250/
Pharahan71976/
Parchand7130/
Paramova7120/
Parahain717/
Parhatin716/
Paithram714/
Pourcham714/
Parahant714/
Parahyna713/
Pairahan711/
Paheeram711/
Parchang711/
Parrathm711/
Paraitim711/
Parohina711/
Parachem711/
Pharhome711/
Payrahan711/
Parain675,080/
Parand672,654/
Parant672,313/
Parane672,162/
Paraan671,603/
Parang671,064/
Parran67968/
Phoram67711/
Pargan67653/
Pairan67636/
Patran67468/
Perram67435/
Parzan67416/
Pauran67404/
Parjan67387/
Pearan67304/
Paurom67228/
Pharan67180/
Peeram67141/
Porhan6775/
Pargom6764/
Payran6763/
Parean6763/
Patrom6759/
Parome6756/
Potram6754/
Pooram6749/
Parrom6732/
Paraun6731/
Pheram6725/
Parhon6713/
Pharom6713/
Peream6712/
Payramova6710/
Porame6710/
Pasran679/
Pahran678/
Porram678/
Parhomova677/
Pajran677/
Parann676/
Paaran676/
Pareim675/
Paranh674/
Peramm673/
Peyram672/
Paraschim672/
Peiram672/
Parchahyn672/
Pojram672/
Pehram671/
Peraam671/
Pferam671/
Paronh671/
Paroom671/
Parajn671/
Porjam671/
Hperam671/
Parahhina671/
Parayn671/
Pargań671/
Pfarrheim671/
Pharrahan671/
Poream671/
Porhom671/
Pearom670/
Payrom670/
Parahn670/

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Parham Reference & Research

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