Peerumal Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Peerumal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peerumal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Peerumal (12) may also be a first name.

Peerumal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peerumal (Hindi: पीरूमल, Marathi: पीरुमल) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peerumal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Peerumal is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Peerumal are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 33 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Peerumal is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used given name globally. It is borne by 12 people.

This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India Peerumal is primarily found in: Kerala, where 50 percent live and Maharashtra, where 50 percent live. Not including India this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 33 percent live and Pakistan, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Peerumal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peerumal in the Hindi language
पीरूमलpirumala-
Peerumal in the Marathi language
पीरुमलpirumala-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Peerumal
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