Parmuya Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Parmuya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parmuya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2511:183,98413,840
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Parmuya (140) may also be a first name.

Parmuya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Parmuya occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Parmuya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parmuya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Parmuya is the 1,009,375th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. The surname Parmuya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Parmuya live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 781,395th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 140 people.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 251 people, or 1 in 183,984. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kajiado County, where 98 percent live and Makueni County, where 2 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 0 percent live.

Parmuya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Parmuya last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parmuyah9313/
Parmuy921/
Parmoya86149/
Parmaya8625/
Parmiya862/
Permuyah801/
Permuy771,368/
Parmaj7776/
Parmey7767/
Parmai7734/
Parmay7715/
Parmau7714/
Parmae774/
Parmou771/
Parmea770/
Parmajaya7516/
Parmouz711,049/
Parmaie71569/
Parmuji71182/
Parmayo7152/
Parmaji7137/
Permaya717/
Parmeus715/
Parmaje712/
Parmout711/
Pearmai711/
Parmaiz711/
Parmais711/
Paarmaa711/
Parmoud711/
Parmaja711/
Parmueh711/
Parmoja711/
Pharmaa711/
Parmaiah67149/
Parmaieh6746/
Parmijah6723/
Pharmaha679/
Parmayio674/
Parmayou674/
Pourmouy672/
Phaermai671/
Pormmaya671/
Parmeash671/
Parmaish671/

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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 Parmuya
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