Appayya Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Appayya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Appayya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2141:3,584,418101,069
Mauritius321:40,4197,602
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Appayya (5,079) may also be a first name.

Appayya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Appayya (Oriya: ଆାୟା) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Appayya.

How Common Is The Last Name Appayya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Appayya is the 1,011,991st most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Appayya reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 95,295th most widely held given name on earth, borne by 5,079 people.

The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 214 people, or 1 in 3,584,418. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 90 percent live, Telangana, where 5 percent live and Karnataka, where 2 percent live. Outside of India it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Mauritius, where 13 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apayya928/
Appaiya8614/
Aipayya869/
Appeyya861/
Appya8311/
Apayao77227/
Apayyo7741/
Apaiya7727/
Appeaa773/
Happya772/
Apayia772/
Apya7388/
Gapayao71518/
Gopayya7158/
Appiaah718/
Aipaiya713/
Appajyo711/
Apoyhya711/
Aphaiya711/
Appia676,863/
Appea67683/
Appao6759/
Gapya6757/
Apaua679/
Apaau676/
Apyad674/
Apyaj673/
Apjaa671/
Apiaa671/
Aphya671/
Apyat671/
Apiay671/
Aipahaya671/
Atpya671/

Appayya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Appayya in the Oriya language
ଆାୟାaaya-

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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 Appayya
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