Parma Surname
Approximately 12,820 people bear this surname
Parma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 4,700 | 1:13,012 | 2,101 |
| Brazil | 1,083 | 1:197,668 | 7,626 |
| United States | 1,059 | 1:342,265 | 30,803 |
| Argentina | 951 | 1:44,946 | 3,797 |
| Philippines | 938 | 1:107,930 | 18,759 |
| India | 755 | 1:1,015,981 | 42,720 |
| Indonesia | 703 | 1:188,121 | 18,014 |
| Poland | 470 | 1:80,870 | 12,572 |
| Iran | 415 | 1:185,018 | 15,283 |
| Czechia | 369 | 1:28,817 | 4,642 |
| France | 227 | 1:292,611 | 44,838 |
| Germany | 201 | 1:400,525 | 36,990 |
| Mexico | 131 | 1:947,528 | 12,750 |
| Uruguay | 86 | 1:39,904 | 4,565 |
| Venezuela | 83 | 1:363,905 | 7,786 |
| Canada | 57 | 1:646,414 | 52,764 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| Finland | 44 | 1:124,925 | 12,029 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Spain | 37 | 1:1,263,569 | 42,239 |
| Chile | 35 | 1:503,328 | 12,866 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Guyana | 23 | 1:33,140 | 3,492 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Pakistan | 20 | 1:8,932,194 | 45,447 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Hungary | 17 | 1:577,428 | 34,558 |
| Slovakia | 13 | 1:410,496 | 52,415 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 11 | 1:123,998 | 7,543 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Latvia | 5 | 1:410,009 | 28,210 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| San Marino | 2 | 1:16,607 | 796 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 1:1,091,711 | 63,103 |
The alternate forms: Párma (24) & Pärma (1) are calculated separately.
Parma (28,286) may also be a first name.
Parma Demographics
Parma Political Affiliation
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Parma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Parma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Parma (Arabic: بارما, Bengali: পর্মা, Georgian: ფარმა, Hindi: परमा, Marathi: परमा, Oriya: ପରମା, Russian: Парма, Tibetan: པར་མ་) is found most frequently in Italy. It may also be found as: Párma or Pärma. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Parma? popularity and diffusion
The last name Parma is the 40,827th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 568,451 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Parma live; 37 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 37 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 29,185th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 28,286 people.
The surname Parma is most widely held in Italy, where it is borne by 4,700 people, or 1 in 13,012. In Italy it is primarily found in: Lombardy, where 58 percent live, Emilia-Romagna, where 28 percent live and Liguria, where 8 percent live. Not including Italy Parma exists in 70 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
Parma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Parma has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,302 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,767 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Parma Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Parma are 12.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.14% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Parma earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 14.41% more than the national average, earning €34,357 per year; in Norway they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning 220,549 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.74% less than the national average, earning R 107,556 per year; in United States they earn 13.22% more than the national average, earning $48,854 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.91% less than the national average, earning $48,235 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Parma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Parma in the Georgian language | ||
| ფარმა | parma | - |
| Parma in the Tibetan language | ||
| པར་མ་ | parma | - |
| Parma in the Bengali language | ||
| পর্মা | parma | - |
| Parma in the Hindi language | ||
| परमा | parama | 98.98 |
| पर्मा | parma | 0.56 |
| पारमा | parama | 0.13 |
| प्रेमा | prema | 0.08 |
| प्रमा | prama | 0.03 |
| परम | parama | 0.02 |
| Parma in the Marathi language | ||
| परमा | parama | 92.28 |
| पारमा | parama | 3.93 |
| पम | pama | 2.17 |
| पामा | pama | 0.27 |
| पाम | pama | 0.27 |
| परमे | parame | 0.27 |
| Parma in the Oriya language | ||
| ପରମା | parama | 48 |
| ପମର୍ା | pamara | 20 |
| ପମର୍ | pamar | 8 |
| ନାେରନ | naerana | 4 |
| ପମା | pama | 4 |
| ପାରମା | parama | 4 |
| ପାମର୍ା | pamara | 4 |
| ପରମାନ | paramana | 4 |
| ପମ | pama | 4 |
| Parma in the Russian language | ||
| Парма | parma | - |
| Parma in the Arabic language | ||
| بارما | barma | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Parma
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