Perumal Surname

15,632nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Perumal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perumal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa10,0351:5,399678
India8,3581:91,7766,085
Malaysia6,7531:4,368628
Sri Lanka6,3591:3,272461
United States7801:464,69139,603
United Arab Emirates7011:13,0701,616
Oman5891:6,261890
Mauritius4181:3,094562
England2961:188,23716,748
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Australia2321:116,36112,902
Canada1461:252,36723,920
Kuwait1251:30,4063,898
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
New Zealand951:47,6677,746
Qatar621:38,0323,887
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Thailand521:1,358,430190,094
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Singapore261:211,83510,313
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Guyana201:38,1113,813
France131:5,109,440259,941
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Suriname41:138,1547,029
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166

Perumal (19,737) may also be a first name.

Perumal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perumal (Hindi: पेरूमल, Marathi: पेरुमल) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perumal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Perumal is the 15,632nd most frequently held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 204,448 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 66 percent of Perumal live; 41 percent live in South Asia and 41 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Perumal is also the 38,186th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 19,737 people.

Perumal is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 10,035 people, or 1 in 5,399. In South Africa Perumal is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 81 percent live, Gauteng, where 14 percent live and Western Cape, where 2 percent live. Beside South Africa it exists in 69 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent live and Malaysia, where 19 percent live.

Perumal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Perumal last name are 4.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.59% being registered with the political party.

The amount Perumal earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 33.72% more than the national average, earning R 317,760 per year; in United States they earn 17.41% more than the national average, earning $50,662 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.31% more than the national average, earning $56,296 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Perumal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perumal in the Hindi language
पेरूमलperumala81.82
पेरूमालperumala9.09
पेरुमलperumala4.55
पिरूमलpirumala4.55
Perumal in the Marathi language
पेरुमलperumala61.77
पेरूमलperumala23.54
पेरुमालperumala6.17
पेरुमळperumala1
िपरमलiparamala0.84
पेरूमालperumala0.76
िपरमालiparamala0.52
िपरुमलiparumala0.36
पिरमलpiramala0.36
पेरूमळperumala0.32
पेरुमाळperumala0.24
पेरमालperamala0.24
पेरमलperamala0.2
परीमलparimala0.16
पूमनpumana0.12
पीरमलpiramala0.12
परमलparamala0.12
िपरुमालiparumala0.08
पेरीमलperimala0.08
पेरूमाळperumala0.08
अपेरुमलaperumala0.08
ईपेरुमलiperumala0.08
पिरमलाpiramala0.08
पेेरुमलpeerumala0.08
पीरुमलpirumala0.08
िपरामलiparamala0.08
िपरूमलiparumala0.08
पेरमारperamara0.08
रमालramala0.04
पेरीमालperimala0.04
एपेरुमलeperumala0.04
पेरूमुलperumula0.04
पेरुमहperumaha0.04
परमालparamala0.04
फेरुमलpherumala0.04
पुामलpuamala0.04
केरुमलkerumala0.04
पेरमperama0.04
एलुमलैelumalai0.04
पेरुवालperuvala0.04
फेरमलpheramala0.04
पुरूमुलpurumula0.04
िपरामालiparamala0.04
पेरामळperamala0.04
वेनुमालvenumala0.04
पेऊमलpe'umala0.04
पेरुलालperulala0.04
पंरूमलpanrumala0.04
इपेरुमलiperumala0.04
एिरमलeiramala0.04
रामलramala0.04
पेउमलpe'umala0.04
पेरुलमperulama0.04
पेसमलpesamala0.04
पीरामलpiramala0.04
पेरुमाperuma0.04

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