Parmer Surname

85,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Parmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,3001:68,3887,952
England1461:381,63126,761
India461:16,675,334263,471
Canada401:921,14070,350
Australia281:964,13257,058
Norway221:233,74025,571
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:283,43519,633
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0371:16,5362,107

The alternate forms: Parmér (17) & Pármer (1) are calculated separately.

Parmer (87) may also be a first name.

Parmer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Parmer (Marathi: परमेर, Russian: Пармер) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur as: Parmér or Pármer. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parmer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 85,490th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,291,889 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Parmer reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,024,927th most frequent first name on earth, held by 87 people.

Parmer is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 5,300 people, or 1 in 68,388. In The United States Parmer is most common in: Texas, where 15 percent are found, Alabama, where 11 percent are found and Georgia, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Parmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Parmer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Parmer last name grew 175 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Parmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Parmer last name are 26.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.23% registered with the party.

The amount Parmer earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 4.86% more than the national average, earning 362,900 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.64% less than the national average, earning $38,559 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.48% more than the national average, earning $59,359 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parmér9417/
Pármer941/
Pharmer92172/
Parmier92140/
Parmere922/
Parmert921/
Pearmer920/
Parmerh920/
Parmmer920/
Parhmer920/
Parme91395/
Paurmier861/
Pearmear861/
Parmet83671/
Parmee83125/
Permer83122/
Parmes83116/
Parmey8367/
Pairme836/
Pormer836/
Parmir834/
Pharme833/
Parmie831/
Parmée831/
Parmea830/
Parmesh77803/
Parmett7783/
Parmire7758/
Pharmes7747/
Parmhed7729/
Pormehr7717/
Pearmie778/
Parmesz774/
Pormier774/
Pharmed772/
Permier772/
Pourmer771/
Parmeed771/
Permmer771/
Parmmee771/
Parmeet770/
Pformer770/
Pormmer770/
Parma7312,820/
Parmi732,621/
Parmé7312/
Porme7311/
Parmy737/
Pourmehr71501/
Poirmeur71119/
Parzmair7180/
Parzmayr7155/
Pourmerz7135/
Paurmmee714/
Paarmets712/
Pourmher712/
Phearmee711/
Parmeash711/
Pformeer711/
Pormes67440/
Parmis67354/
Parmaj6776/
Pharma6776/
Paarma6759/
Parmit6747/
Parmai6734/
Parmid6719/
Parmay6715/
Permyr678/
Bparmi677/
Pormir677/
Parmio676/
Permér675/
Paarmi675/
Parmiz674/
Pharmy674/
Parmma674/
Pahrma673/
Pharmi673/
Parmys672/
Pormee672/
Parmoj671/
Pormey671/
Pearma671/
Parmip671/
Parmuy671/
Permir671/
Parmyt671/
Pearmaire670/

Parmer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parmer in the Marathi language
परमेरparamera60
परमारparamara26.67
पारमेरparamera13.33
Parmer in the Russian language
Пармерparmer-

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Parmer Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Parmer
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis