Parmet Surname

492,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 671 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kenya

Parmet Surname User-submission:

Parmet comes from the Yiddish word permentyon, meaning 'parchment', as most people with the last name Parmet are descended from scribes.

Parmet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2401:1,510,246102,670
Kenya2261:204,33614,774
Tanzania1521:348,30025,719
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Parmet (24) may also be a first name.

Parmet Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Parmet comes from the Yiddish word permentyon, meaning 'parchment', as most people with the last name Parmet are descended from scribes.

- ethanparmet

Parmet comes from the Yiddish פּאַרמעט, meaning 'parchment'.

- ethanparmet

Parmet Last Name Facts

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

Parmet (Hindi: परमीत, Russian: Пармет) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Parmet? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 492,802nd most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 10,860,724 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Parmet reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Parmet is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 24 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 240 people, or 1 in 1,510,246. In The United States Parmet is most numerous in: New York, where 19 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States Parmet occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 34 percent live and Tanzania, where 23 percent live.

Parmet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Parmet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Parmet last name increased 12,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Parmet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Parmet surname are 10.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.83% registered to vote for the party.

Parmet earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.65% more than the national average, earning $65,004 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parmett9283/
Parmete921/
Parmeet920/
Parme91395/
Paarmets862/
Parmer835,641/
Parmee83125/
Parmes83116/
Parmey8367/
Parmit8347/
Permet8315/
Pairme836/
Pharme833/
Parmyt831/
Parmie831/
Parmée831/
Parmea830/
Parmesh77803/
Pharmer77172/
Pharmes7747/
Parmhed7729/
Pearmie778/
Parmesz774/
Pormmet772/
Pharmed772/
Parmmee771/
Permett771/
Pourmet771/
Parmeed771/
Pearmer770/
Parmerh770/
Parmmer770/
Parhmer770/
Parma7312,820/
Parmi732,621/
Parmé7312/
Porme7311/
Parmy737/
Pourhmet71149/
Phormmet7130/
Paurmmee714/
Phearmee711/
Parmeash711/
Pormes67440/
Parmis67354/
Pharma6776/
Parmaj6776/
Paarma6759/
Parmai6734/
Parmid6719/
Parmér6717/
Parmay6715/
Bparmi677/
Pormer676/
Permit676/
Parmio676/
Paarmi675/
Parmiz674/
Pharmy674/
Parmma674/
Pahrma673/
Pharmi673/
Parmys672/
Pormee672/
Parmoj671/
Pormey671/
Pearma671/
Pourmehdt671/
Parmip671/
Parmitova671/
Parmuy671/
Pármer671/

Parmet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parmet in the Hindi language
परमीतparamita-
Parmet in the Russian language
Парметparmet-

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