Barman or its variants Burman (Bengali: বর্মন, Hindi: बर्मन, Pali: बामण), Varman (Sanskrit: वर्मन्), (Punjabi ਬਰਮਨ), Varma, Verma (Kannada: ವರ್ಮ, Malayalam: വര്‍മ, Tamil: வர்மன், Telugu: వర్మ), are surnames used in the Indian subcontinent.

Barman
Pronunciationber-muh n
Origin
Word/name(Sanskrit: वर्मा)
MeaningArmour
Region of originIndia
Other names
Variant form(s)Verma, Varma, Varman, Burman

In Sanskrit language, Varma (Sanskrit: वर्मा) is the masculine form of the word for "Armour".

Indian traditional usage

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Barman was the surname used by members of the Cochin, Travancore, Tripura and other royal families.[citation needed]

Geographical distribution

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As of 2014, 96.3% of all known bearers of the surname Barman were residents of India and 3.4% were residents of Bangladesh. In India, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following states:[1]

Notable people

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Notable people with the surname include:

Other notable people elsewhere

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References

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See also

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