Parma Surname

40,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,820 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Parma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4,7001:13,0122,101
Brazil1,0831:197,6687,626
United States1,0591:342,26530,803
Argentina9511:44,9463,797
Philippines9381:107,93018,759
India7551:1,015,98142,720
Indonesia7031:188,12118,014
Poland4701:80,87012,572
Iran4151:185,01815,283
Czechia3691:28,8174,642
France2271:292,61144,838
Germany2011:400,52536,990
Mexico1311:947,52812,750
Uruguay861:39,9044,565
Venezuela831:363,9057,786
Canada571:646,41452,764
England531:1,051,28451,324
Finland441:124,92512,029
Australia391:692,19746,687
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Chile351:503,32812,866
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Singapore261:211,83510,313
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Guyana231:33,1403,492
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Austria171:500,90847,931
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Norway61:857,04855,549
Latvia51:410,00928,210
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
San Marino21:16,607796
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
China21:683,660,78330,601
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland41:935,80421,348
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

The alternate forms: Párma (24) & Pärma (1) are calculated separately.

Parma (28,286) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Párma9324/
Pärma931/
Parmas91298/
Parmać91133/
Parmaj9176/
Pharma9176/
Parmah9167/
Paarma9159/
Parmai9134/
Parmač9131/
Parmad9129/
Parmat9123/
Parmay9115/
Parmau9114/
Parmma914/
Pahrma913/
Pearma911/
Parmea910/
Parmaya8325/
Pairema8323/
Parmach8311/
Paarmas8311/
Parmast836/
Pharmah835/
Payrema832/
Pearmas832/
Pearmai831/
Parmaja831/
Parmatt831/
Parmmaz831/
Paarmaa831/
Pharmas831/
Parmais831/
Pharmaa831/
Parmaiz831/
Parmi802,621/
Parmo801,778/
Porma801,319/
Perma80525/
Parme80395/
Parmé8012/
Parmy807/
Pharmaha779/
Pharmach771/
Parmeash771/
Patrmahe771/
Phaermai771/
Parmaish771/
Parmer735,641/
Parmet73671/
Poorma73361/
Parmis73354/
Permai73351/
Parmod73336/
Parmee73125/
Parmes73116/
Parmey7367/
Pormma7349/
Parmit7347/
Permay7343/
Pourma7341/
Parmoo7330/
Parmos7322/
Pormau7319/
Parmid7319/
Parmér7317/
Pherma7310/
Pormai739/
Bparmi737/
Parmio736/
Pairme736/
Peerma735/
Paarmi735/
Pormas735/
Pormah734/
Paarmo734/
Permah734/
Parmiz734/
Pharmy734/
Pharmi733/
Parmot733/
Pharme733/
Paermo733/
Permea733/
Parmys732/
Parmie731/
Permau731/
Parmip731/
Parmuy731/
Parmoz731/
Parmée731/
Pármai731/
Parmou731/
Parmoj731/
Parmyt731/
Parmouz671,049/
Parmesh67803/
Pharmer67172/
Parmett6783/
Pourmad6761/
Parmodh6749/
Pharmes6747/
Permaha6732/
Parmhed6729/
Parmois6720/
Pharmid6716/
Phormma6714/
Pearmie678/
Parmish677/
Phermah676/
Poormma675/
Parmood675/
Parmesz674/
Pourmah672/
Parmooz672/
Pharmed672/
Payrmod671/
Permauh671/
Permeau671/
Parmout671/
Parmooh671/
Parmosz671/
Parmoud671/
Pairemo671/
Peurmai671/
Pharmot671/
Pormmas671/
Parmeed671/
Parmmee671/
Parmoth671/
Parmeet670/
Parhmer670/
Parmmer670/
Parmerh670/
Pearmot670/
Pearmer670/
Parmott670/

Parma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parma in the Georgian language
ფარმაparma-
Parma in the Tibetan language
པར་མ་parma-
Parma in the Bengali language
পর্মাparma-
Parma in the Hindi language
परमाparama98.98
पर्माparma0.56
पारमाparama0.13
प्रेमाprema0.08
प्रमाprama0.03
परमparama0.02
Parma in the Marathi language
परमाparama92.28
पारमाparama3.93
पमpama2.17
पामाpama0.27
पामpama0.27
परमेparame0.27
Parma in the Oriya language
ପରମାparama48
ପମର୍ାpamara20
ପମର୍pamar8
ନାେରନnaerana4
ପମାpama4
ପାରମାparama4
ପାମର୍ାpamara4
ପରମାନparamana4
ପମpama4
Parma in the Russian language
Пармаparma-
Parma in the Arabic language
بارماbarma-

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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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