Peruman Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Peruman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peruman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
India231:33,350,669396,143
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443

Peruman (34) may also be a first name.

Peruman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peruman (Marathi: पेरुमन) is most common in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peruman? popularity and diffusion

Peruman is the 1,882,912th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Peruman are found; 43 percent are found in Southern Africa and 40 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Peruman is also the 1,775,424th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 34 people.

The last name Peruman is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 1,389,172. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 62 percent live, Gauteng, where 36 percent live and Free State, where 3 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent live and Malaysia, where 12 percent live.

Peruman Last Name Statistics demography

Peruman earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.65% more than the national average, earning R 270,072 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Peruman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peruman in the Marathi language
पेरुमनperumana50
पेरूमनperumana33.33
पेरुमानperumana16.67

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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 Peruman
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