Parmala Surname

839,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Finland

Parmala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parmala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2931:2,617,97182,260
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Finland121:458,05828,977
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Parmala (1,173) may also be a first name.

Parmala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Parmala (Hindi: परमला, Marathi: परमाला) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parmala? popularity and diffusion

Parmala is the 839,220th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 22,218,128 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Parmala are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Parmala is also the 231,872nd most numerous forename on earth, borne by 1,173 people.

The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 293 people, or 1 in 2,617,971. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 65 percent reside, Telangana, where 32 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 1 percent reside. Aside from India this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 5 percent reside and Finland, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Parmala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parmala in the Marathi language
परमालाparamala96.77
सरलsarala3.23
Parmala in the Hindi language
परमलाparamala59.81
परमालाparamala35.51
पर्मलाparmala3.74
पर्मालाparmala0.93

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Parmala
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