Permal Surname

178,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Permal Surname User-submission:

The Permal surname comes from the south Indian state of Tami nadu. It was used by indentured labourers, who wanted some link with their homeland. It comes from the name Perumal, a god worshiped by the Tamil population Perumal Swamy.

Permal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius6911:1,872285
France6501:102,18915,025
Malaysia3291:89,6486,259
Fiji2831:3,160561
India2131:3,601,246101,367
South Africa1071:506,33441,014
England391:1,428,66862,556
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
United States121:30,204,911765,334
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Permal (825) may also be a first name.

Permal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Permal surname comes from the south Indian state of Tami nadu. It was used by indentured labourers, who wanted some link with their homeland. It comes from the name Perumal, a god worshiped by the Tamil population Perumal Swamy.

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Permal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Permal (Hindi: प्रमिला, Marathi: पेरमल) is carried by more people in Mauritius than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Permal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Permal is the 178,423rd most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,044,088 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 37 percent of Permal are found; 33 percent are found in Southern Africa and 29 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean. Permal is also the 284,410th most numerous given name world-wide It is held by 825 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Mauritius, where it is held by 691 people, or 1 in 1,872. In Mauritius it is mostly concentrated in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 53 percent reside, Rivière du Rempart District, where 16 percent reside and Flacq District, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Mauritius this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in France, where 27 percent reside and Malaysia, where 14 percent reside.

Permal Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Permal earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 33.33% more than the national average, earning R 316,836 per year and in United States they earn 16.84% more than the national average, earning $50,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Permaul92994/
Permall92699/
Permale92561/
Peermal9214/
Peurmal922/
Permail921/
Perrmal921/
Permmal921/
Peurmaul861/
Parmal83606/
Pirmal83276/
Premal83101/
Pormal8336/
Permol831/
Permalova807/
Parmaul7711/
Pharmal773/
Pirmale772/
Parmmal771/
Premall771/
Phirmal771/
Pirmall771/
Pirmaal771/
Phermol771/
Peermol771/
Parmall771/
Parmeal770/
Permosil7182/
Pirmalle711/
Peyremole6742/
Premol676/
Parmol672/
Premole6270/
Premool621/
Pormmool574/

Permal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Permal in the Marathi language
पेरमलperamala63.48
पेरमालperamala24.78
पेरमाळperamala5.22
परुमलparumala0.87
पेरुमलperumala0.87
परीमलparimala0.43
पोमालीpomali0.43
पीरमालpiramala0.43
पीरमलpiramala0.43
परेमलparemala0.43
Permal in the Hindi language
प्रमिलाpramila50
परमालparamala50

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