Appadurai Surname

512,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Appadurai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Appadurai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2451:3,130,87992,461
Malaysia1401:210,67312,296
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
England81:6,964,757184,742
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Oman41:921,9937,313
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Appadurai (175) may also be a first name.

Appadurai Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Appadurai Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Appadurai (Hindi: अप्पदुरै, Marathi: पादुराई) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Appadurai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Appadurai is the 512,152nd most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 11,422,486 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Appadurai reside; 39 percent reside in South Asia and 39 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Appadurai is also the 690,096th most widely held first name globally It is held by 175 people.

The surname is most frequent in India, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 3,130,879. In India Appadurai is mostly found in: Tamil Nadu, where 51 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 14 percent reside and Karnataka, where 7 percent reside. Excluding India this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Appadurai Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Appadurai are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Appadurai earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 63.05% more than the national average, earning $70,354 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.55% more than the national average, earning $63,370 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Appadurai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Appadurai in the Hindi language
अप्पदुरैappadurai-
Appadurai in the Marathi language
पादुराईpadura'i56.16
पादुरईpadura'i24.66
पादुरेpadure5.48
दुराईdura'i2.74
पादुरइpadura'i2.74
पादुरpadura2.74
पादूराईpadura'i1.37
पातुराईpatura'i1.37
पादुराइpadura'i1.37
पातुरईpatura'i1.37

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Appadurai
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