How common is the surname Verma?

5,506 people in the United States had the surname Verma in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,074 Americans. It ranked 6,211th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Verma?

Seema Verma, American healthcare executive, executive vice president and general manager of Oracle Heal.

Where is the surname Verma most common?

Wikidata records people named Verma in the United States.

Is the surname Verma getting more or less common?

More common. 2,877 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,506 in 2010, up 91%.

The surname Verma

A Hindi surname, carried by 5,506 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex V650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Verma is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

Hindi origin

Borrowed from Hindi वर्मा (varmā). Variant of Varma.

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 5,506 people named Verma in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 56,074 Americans. That is up 91% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,877.

#6,211

rank among US surnames

5,506

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+91.4%

change since 2000 (was #10,266)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,206	Schutte	5,511	56,024
#6,209	Breland	5,510	56,034
#6,210	Dulaney	5,507	56,064
#6,211	Steinke	5,506	56,074
#6,213	Woodman	5,505	56,085

Who is named Verma

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Verma identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 92%
White (not Hispanic) 3.5%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Vermas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Seema Verma
American healthcare executive, executive vice president and general manager of Oracle Heal, born 1970

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Verma

Verma has the Soundex code V650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V650.

Other Hindi surnames

All 48 Hindi surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Verma come from?: Borrowed from Hindi वर्मा (varmā). Variant of Varma.
How common is the surname Verma?: 5,506 people in the United States had the surname Verma in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,074 Americans. It ranked 6,211th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Verma?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Verma identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.5% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Verma?: Seema Verma, American healthcare executive, executive vice president and general manager of Oracle Heal.
Where is the surname Verma most common?: Wikidata records people named Verma in the United States.
Is the surname Verma getting more or less common?: More common. 2,877 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,506 in 2010, up 91%.