Where Does The Last Name Ayappan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Ayappan (Hindi: अयप्पन, Marathi: यपन) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ayappan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayappan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Ayappan is the 1,159,732^nd most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 35,376,436 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Ayappan are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Ayappan is also the 320,531^st most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 670 people.

The surname Ayappan is most common in India, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 7,520,249. In India Ayappan is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 54 percent are found, Kerala, where 14 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account India it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 24 percent are found and Kuwait, where 19 percent are found.