Around the globe, Perumal (Perumal 
) is a common male forename. The forename Perumal is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Oman, where it is quite a rare primarily masculine, but very seldom feminine name, Qatar, where it is quite a rare male name, and United Arab Emirates. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in India, South Africa, and Saudi Arabia. Also, Perumal is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Perumal | South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, India |
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wilson raj perumal Singaporean criminal, SG (b. 1965) |
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| govind perumal field hockey player, IN (b. 1925) |
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ramanujam varatharaja perumal Indian scientist |
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| sasi perumal Gandhian activist (b. 1955) |
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| azhagam perumal Indian film director, IN (b. 1965) |
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| murali perumal German actor, DE (b. 1978) |
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| mariappan perumal Malaysian Paralympic Powerlifter |
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| natarajan perumal researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-2612-5907) |
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| pachiappan perumal researcher |
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| ramasamy perumal researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-0649-8853) |
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| pari perumal Tamil poet (11th century) |
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| muthukumar perumal Ph.D. Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore 2019 |
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| palanisamy chella perumal researcher |
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| nagaraj perumal researcher |
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| sampath perumal researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0003-3403-1625 |
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