Parmu Surname

108,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Parmu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parmu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4,2801:9,1211,557
India281:27,395,192354,286
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Parmu (1,313) may also be a first name.

Parmu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Parmu (Bengali: পর্মু, Hindi: परमू, Marathi: परमु, Oriya: ପମୁ) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Parmu? popularity and diffusion

Parmu is the 108,053rd most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,690,454 people. Parmu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Parmu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Parmu is also the 216,974th most commonly held forename throughout the world It is held by 1,313 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 4,280 people, or 1 in 9,121. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Nebbi District, where 47 percent are found, Zombo District, where 33 percent are found and Kiryandongo District, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Uganda it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent are found and Iran, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parmud9126/
Parmut9117/
Parmau9114/
Parmus916/
Parmou911/
Parmhu911/
Parmuy911/
Parmuu911/
Parmuz911/
Parmouz831,049/
Pharmud8310/
Parmeus835/
Parmuth833/
Parmoud831/
Parmuch831/
Parmout831/
Permu8035/
Permuy731,368/
Parmoo7330/
Pormau7319/
Permui7317/
Pormut7314/
Parmoe7312/
Pormou731/
Permou731/
Permau731/
Pourmut6741/
Pourmud6727/
Pourmou678/
Parmooh671/
Permauh671/
Pourmudt6217/
Pourmouy622/

Parmu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parmu in the Bengali language
পর্মুparmu-
Parmu in the Oriya language
ପମୁpamu-
Parmu in the Hindi language
परमूparamu94.46
परमुparamu4.84
पारमूparamu0.17
परमाparama0.17
पर्मुparmu0.17
परमोparamo0.17
Parmu in the Marathi language
परमुparamu80.88
परमूparamu17.65

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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 Parmu
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