Parmela Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Peru

Parmela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parmela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
India211:36,526,923420,161
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Parmela (716) may also be a first name.

Parmela Last Name Facts

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

Parmela (Hindi: प्रमिला, Marathi: परमेला) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Parmela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,483,783rd most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Parmela reside; 62 percent reside in South America and 48 percent reside in Luso-South America. Parmela is also the 308,550th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 716 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 7,381,874. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Amazonas, where 66 percent live, São Paulo, where 24 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 7 percent live. Aside from Brazil this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 35 percent live and Peru, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Parmela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parmela in the Marathi language
परमेलाparamela94.12
यामेलाyamela2.94
पमेलाpamela2.94
Parmela in the Hindi language
प्रमिलाpramila43.75
परमिलाparamila25
परमीलाparamila18.75
पर्मेलाparmela6.25
पर्मिलाparmila6.25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Parmela
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