The surname Parmar
A Hindi surname, carried by 2,912 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex P656
Origin
Hindi origin
Borrowed from Hindi परमार (parmār).
One of 48 Hindi surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 2,912 people named Parmar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 106,025 Americans. That is up 61% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,809.
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #10,923 | Kirkendall | 2,914 | 105,952 |
| #10,924 | Kiesel | 2,913 | 105,989 |
| #10,931 | Cordon | 2,912 | 106,025 |
| #10,935 | Furey | 2,911 | 106,062 |
Who is named Parmar
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
90% of people named Parmar identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.9% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 90%
- White (not Hispanic) 3.9%
- Two or more races 3.3%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Parmar has the Soundex code P656, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P656.
Other Hindi surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Parmar come from?
- Borrowed from Hindi परमार (parmār).
- How common is the surname Parmar?
- 2,912 people in the United States had the surname Parmar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 106,025 Americans. It ranked 10,931st of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Parmar?
- In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Parmar identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.9% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Parmar getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,809 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,912 in 2010, up 61%.