Verma Surname

817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 649,739 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Fiji

Verma Surname User-submission:

The origin of the Maurya surname is very complicated. It originated from the king, Chandragupta Maurya. In history the origin of the Maurya surname can be divided into two facts. One fact says one thing, history says another. The facts says that Chandragupta Maurya belonged to the Kshatriya Shakya clan, the Moriyas, which belong to the the Himalayas regions (Pippalivana) on the India and Nepal border.

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Verma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India611,6051:1,254127
United States7,2781:49,8026,034
Myanmar6,1961:8,383260
England3,4441:16,1782,347
United Arab Emirates3,2131:2,852358
Saudi Arabia2,5041:12,3231,721
Oman2,4081:1,532219
Canada2,3081:15,9642,311
Australia1,3861:19,4772,701
Fiji1,0681:83792
Ghana9701:27,8563,309
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
Thailand8021:88,07812,210
Qatar5741:4,108415
Kuwait5691:6,680925
Singapore5521:9,978522
Togo5251:13,8053,854
New Zealand4101:11,0451,931
Bahrain3821:3,530611
Malaysia3531:83,5535,866
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Germany1721:468,05540,982
Poland1571:242,09430,778
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Netherlands891:189,74426,758
Spain881:531,27326,094
Nepal821:347,3293,743
Scotland691:77,5925,787
Switzerland651:126,35312,618
Russia631:2,287,668136,333
Sweden631:156,29810,904
Belgium511:225,42428,627
Ireland501:94,1795,191
China501:27,346,4311,485
Norway411:125,42216,333
Wales401:77,3636,557
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Pakistan341:5,254,23233,450
France331:2,012,810168,616
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Finland311:177,31315,564
Italy291:2,108,85190,314
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Japan241:5,326,84639,939
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Austria191:448,18144,644
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
South Korea151:3,416,017641
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Trinidad and Tobago101:136,3987,940
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Libya91:693,7751,982
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Vietnam81:11,580,7572,851
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
Bhutan71:88,006800
Guyana71:108,8897,175
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Laos41:1,647,081888
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha21:2,927156
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Macau11:601,6301,582
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Vèrmä (1) & Vérmá (1) are calculated separately.

Verma (5,234) may also be a first name.

Verma Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The origin of the Maurya surname is very complicated. It originated from the king, Chandragupta Maurya. In history the origin of the Maurya surname can be divided into two facts. One fact says one thing, history says another. The facts says that Chandragupta Maurya belonged to the Kshatriya Shakya clan, the Moriyas, which belong to the the Himalayas regions (Pippalivana) on the India and Nepal border. The Moriya clan, called Maurya Chandragupta; Maurya's mother's name was Mura. Mura belongs to the Moriya clan; perhaps she was queen (chief) of the Moriya clan. Her place where she lived, Peacock (in Hindi: Mor) like structure was called Moriya. After the death of Chandragupta Maurya's father, she migrated with his family to Pataliputra, India, where Chandragupta meet Chankya, his teacher.

All belong to at the present time to the Koiri subcaste. In some regions this is called Verma, Kushwaha, Saini, Maurya or Shakya. This is mainly in Uttar Pradesh, India. In Uttar Pradesh, a city, like in Varanasi - this is called Maurya; a city, like Ghazipur - this is called Kushwaha; a city like Mau and Ballia - this is called Verma; and in Western Uttar Pradesh - this is called Shakya and Saini. In Hariyana state, this is called Shaini. In Bihar, this is called Mahto, Kushwaha and Kachhi and in the country Nepal, this is called Shakya. This is distributed in India statewise: Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Hariyana, Maharashtra and all over India and Nepal.

- ad_km.ma

It is a Hindu caste in India and Nepal, referring to the community of people who work as goldsmiths. Though the community is primarily Hindu, some members in the states of Haryana and Punjab are Sikh.

- aswarnkar692

Verma Last Name Facts

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

Verma (Arabic: فرما, Hindi: वर्मा, Marathi: वेम, Oriya: ବମର୍ା, Russian: Верма) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Vèrmä or Vérmá. For other possible spellings of Verma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Verma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Verma is the 817th most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 11,216 people. The surname Verma is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Verma reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Verma is also the 93,500th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 5,234 people.

It is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 611,605 people, or 1 in 1,254. In India it is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 22 percent reside, Delhi, where 18 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 15 percent reside. Barring India it occurs in 128 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Myanmar, where 1 percent reside.

Verma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Verma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Verma surname grew 727,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Verma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Verma last name are 1.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.87% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Verma earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 4.62% more than the national average, earning 362,064 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 16.78% less than the national average, earning R 197,760 per year; in United States they earn 29.81% more than the national average, earning $56,013 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.01% more than the national average, earning $58,629 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vermaa91622/
Vierma91436/
Verrma91114/
Vaerma9164/
Veerma9148/
Vermas9146/
Vermay9144/
Vearma9144/
Vermat9131/
Vermai9113/
Vermau916/
Vermaz915/
Vermah914/
Vermea914/
Vetrma913/
Vermaj912/
Vwerma912/
Vermma912/
Vermap911/
Vèrmä871/
Vérmá871/
Vermaas833,106/
Vermaat831,776/
Vermaut83932/
Vermast83575/
Vermach8335/
Vermaux8333/
Veermaa8315/
Viermaa837/
Vaermaa836/
Vermaja834/
Veermma832/
Vermass831/
Veermat831/
Vermais831/
Vermaus831/
Varma80781,863/
Ferma801,757/
Verme80767/
Vermi80727/
Berma80659/
Virma80273/
Werma80101/
Vorma80101/
Vrema8057/
Vermy8045/
Vermé8019/
Vermo8013/
Uerma804/
Veeremaa7751/
Vermault772/
Vermaass771/
Vermaist771/
Vermauth771/
Bermas739,215/
Bermea733,213/
Vermes731,674/
Fermas731,571/
Varmma731,201/
Vermot731,178/
Bierma731,102/
Vermez73994/
Vermet73789/
Varmah73649/
Vermey73635/
Vermij73387/
Bermad73364/
Bermaa73278/
Vremea73235/
Varrma73179/
Vermer73164/
Fermau73144/
Vermie73126/
Bermay73126/
Vermee73119/
Varmaa7399/
Fermah7393/
Vermeh7393/
Vermeš7384/
Varmau7375/
Vaarma7369/
Vermis7366/
Øvermo7363/
Veerme7356/
Vermoy7356/
Fermat7348/
Vermyi7347/
Bermaz7340/
Vermei7337/
Wermat7334/
Huerma7324/
Vairma7318/
Vermès7318/
Vermøy7318/
Ouerma7311/
Bermat7310/
Pherma7310/
Varmai738/
Vermio738/
Vermou738/
Bermah737/
Vermiy736/
Vermão736/
Vermos735/
Varmay735/
Berhma735/
Wierma734/
Vermod734/
Virmaa734/
Viermo734/
Bermai733/
Vierme733/
Varmha732/
Beirma732/
Beerma732/
Vermés732/
Vermoh731/
Wermah731/
Virmah731/
Fermai731/
Virmas731/
Varmaï731/
Vermeu731/
Vermiz731/
Vermys731/
Vermée731/
Vormah731/
Fierma731/
Bermaś731/
Weerma731/
Vermit730/
Verhme730/
Vermeer6711,533/
Vermeij672,240/
Fermaud671,099/
Fermaut67434/
Vermett67207/
Fermach67205/
Vermijs67191/
Veermäe67171/
Virmaux67124/
Vermost67115/
Vermeys6791/
Virmaud6771/
Vermist6751/
Vermout6749/
Vermehr6743/
Varmaai6740/
Wiermaa6736/
Vaarmaa6732/
Vermech6731/
Vermoch6720/
Vermeis6719/
Vermesh6714/
Vermess6711/
Vairema6711/
M'Perma6710/
Virmaja6710/
Fermeau676/
Phermah676/
Vermish674/
Vaharma674/
Bermhat674/
Vajrmma673/
Wierzma672/
Vermott672/
Biermah672/
Vermees672/
Fermais672/
Bermaus672/
Fermacz671/
Bearmas671/
Beermma671/
Bermaas671/
Bermeea671/
Virmadh671/
Virmath671/
Fermmas671/
Wermaus671/
Vermmij671/
Behrmas671/
Beerema671/
Beerhma671/
Bermach671/
Bermaiz671/
Bermatz671/
Bearmah671/
Fermass671/
Weirema671/
Varhmah671/
Varmahy671/
Vermitt670/
Vermest670/
Beermas670/
Bearmad670/
Vermich670/
Vermiss670/

Verma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Verma in the Hindi language
वर्माvarma99.45
वेर्माverma0.14
बर्माbarma0.08
शर्माsarma0.04
वर्मा़varma0.02
वर्मvarma0.01
वेरमाverama0.01
वार्माvarma0.01
वर्र्माvarrma0
वर्मौvarmau0
व्रर्माvrarma0
वर्मम्varmam0
हेलाhela0
वार्मvarma0
वर्मांvarmam0
विरमाvirama0
वरमाvarama0
र्वमाrvama0
रामrama0
वमाvama0
Verma in the Oriya language
ବମର୍ାbamara67.84
କୁମାରkumara16.49
ରାମrama1.08
େପମepama0.81
ନେରnera0.54
ବରମାbarama0.54
ନେରଶnerasa0.27
ବିେରbiera0.27
ସୁେରsuera0.27
େରାମାerama0.27
ସେରାଜseraja0.27
Verma in the Marathi language
वेमvema61.85
वेरमाverama18.07
वर्माvarma9.64
ेरामerama3.21
ेरणाerana3.21
वेमर्vemar0.8
Verma in the Russian language
Вермаverma-
Verma in the Arabic language
فرماfrma-
فيرماfyrma-

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