Parnam Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Denmark

Parnam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3451:2,223,37873,777
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Parnam (627) may also be a first name.

Parnam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Parnam (Hindi: परनाम, Marathi: परनम) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parnam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Parnam is the 766,190th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 19,590,177 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Parnam are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Parnam is also the 332,667th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 627 people.

The surname Parnam is most common in India, where it is carried by 345 people, or 1 in 2,223,378. In India it is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 90 percent live, Telangana, where 5 percent live and Chandigarh, where 1 percent live. Apart from India this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent live and Denmark, where 2 percent live.

Parnam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Parnam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Parnam Last Name Statistics demography

Parnam earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 18.89% more than the national average, earning $59,069 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parnham922,557/
Parname926/
Parnaim923/
Parngam921/
Parnngam861/
Parnnaum861/
Parnan83393/
Pernam834/
Pornam832/
Parnom831/
Poornam7765/
Pournam774/
Parnang774/
Parnhan774/
Parnand773/
Parnain772/
Parnatn771/
Porngam771/
Pornham770/
Parnant770/
Pornngam7133/
Parnatin717/
Parnheim715/
Phorngam711/
Paarnann711/
Poornamm711/
Parnahan710/
Parnhand710/
Parnon6775/
Pornan6766/
Pernom6720/
Pornom677/
Phornngam676/
Phourngam671/

Parnam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parnam in the Marathi language
परनमparanama-
Parnam in the Hindi language
परनामparanama55.56
पर्नामparnama33.33
पर्नमparnama11.11

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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 Parnam
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