Sarmal Surname

652,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Iraq

Sarmal Surname User-submission:

The Sarmal surname is used by many communities in India and some of another countries. Among the Rajput community of Jammu and Kashmir who use this surname, the name is pronounced as सड़माल. They trace their origin to the Sauram region of Samba, The Rajputs living in Sauram used the surname Sarmal (सड़माल ).

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Sarmal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3601:2,130,73771,679
Pakistan441:4,060,08828,888
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178

Sarmal (202) may also be a first name.

Sarmal Surname Meaning

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The Sarmal surname is used by many communities in India and some of another countries. Among the Rajput community of Jammu and Kashmir who use this surname, the name is pronounced as सड़माल. They trace their origin to the Sauram region of Samba, The Rajputs living in Sauram used the surname Sarmal (सड़माल ). They are Rajputs of the Suryavanshi clan.

Similar surname are also used by a scheduled caste but there is a difference of pronunciation - it sounds like सरमाल. Both the communities are different. The reason behind the similar surname is explained here.

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Sarmal Last Name Facts

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

Sarmal (Bengali: সরমল, Hindi: सरमल, Marathi: सरमल) occurs most in India. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarmal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 652,085th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,739,840 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sarmal live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 637,340th most common first name globally. It is borne by 202 people.

The last name Sarmal is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 360 people, or 1 in 2,130,737. In India Sarmal is mostly concentrated in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 41 percent reside, Punjab, where 33 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 15 percent reside. Other than India it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 10 percent reside and Iraq, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sharmal9291/
Sarmale9216/
Sarmail922/
Scarmal922/
Siarmal921/
Sarhmal921/
Sharmale8633/
Sharmail862/
Shahrmal861/
Sharmaal861/
Jarmal83113/
Zarmal8357/
Carmal8334/
Sermal838/
Sormal831/
Sarmahale8011/
Sharmaale802/
Ziarmal77296/
Shermal7762/
Sormail7758/
Charmal7730/
Jarmale7722/
Sermaul7717/
Sharmol7714/
Sarmole775/
Jarmall772/
Zearmal771/
Carmall771/
Jharmal771/
Zarmail771/
Sarmool771/
Jarmalė771/
Sharmaullh751/
Sourmail71174/
Schermal7118/
Charmale715/
Chaurmal714/
Charmail711/
Shermaal711/
Schermaul6793/
Cormal6745/
Jarmol6729/
Sermol6725/
Jarmał677/
Jormal676/
Carmol676/
Zermal675/
Chaurmale675/
Zormal671/
Sormol671/

Sarmal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarmal in the Bengali language
সরমলsaramala-
Sarmal in the Marathi language
सरमलsaramala95.56
सरमळsaramala2.22
सरमsarama2.22
Sarmal in the Hindi language
सरमलsaramala81.82
सर्मलsarmala18.18

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