as a Last Name
- 1,478
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Parmar
Meaning & Origins
Indian (Rajasthan and neighboring states): Hindu (Rajput) name meaning ‘one that strikes the enemy’, from Sanskrit para ‘alien’, ‘enemy’ + māra ‘strike’, ‘kill’. The Parmars ruled in Malwa, which is now part of Madhya Pradesh. They consider themselves one of the Agnikulas or ‘Fire Tribes’ (see Chauhan for the Agnikula legend).
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Quick facts
- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 1,478
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New Jersey
- has the most people named Parmar per capita
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