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) is most common in Brazil. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Parmela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parmela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,483,783rd most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Parmela are found; 62 percent are found in South America and 48 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 308,550th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 716 people.

This last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 7,381,874. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Amazonas, where 66 percent live, São Paulo, where 24 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 7 percent live. Besides Brazil Parmela exists in 4 countries. It also occurs 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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  • 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 Parmela
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