Arulappen Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Arulappen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arulappen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Malaysia351:842,69238,700
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Arulappen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arulappen is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Arulappen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,828,462nd most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Arulappen live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 873,834. In South Africa Arulappen is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 97 percent reside and Gauteng, where 3 percent reside. Besides South Africa this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 34 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Arulappen Last Name Statistics demography

Arulappen earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.06% less than the national average, earning R 182,844 per year.

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arulappen
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