Ayyappa Surname

378,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Ayyappa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ayyappa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India9241:830,15736,872
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Ayyappa (20,458) may also be a first name.

Ayyappa Last Name Facts

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

Ayyappa (Oriya: ଆୟାା) is most common in India. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayyappa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 378,680th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 7,728,044 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ayyappa are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 37,174th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 20,458 people.

The surname Ayyappa is most numerous in India, where it is held by 924 people, or 1 in 830,157. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 66 percent live, Telangana, where 22 percent live and Tamil Nadu, where 3 percent live. Excluding India Ayyappa occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 1 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gayyappa931/
Ayyappat931/
Ayyappas931/
Hayyappa931/
Ayyapa9234/
Ayyappath8836/
Aiyappa86447/
Aayappa8633/
Ayyapat862/
Yappa834,157/
Aiyapa77110/
Yappah774/
Ayyapi773/
Yappas773/
Jayppa772/
Yaappa771/
Iaappa771/
Yadppa771/
Aayapa771/
Yapa7349,728/
Ajjappa7120/
Yahappa712/
Uyyapat711/
Ayaapoa711/
Ayahapa711/
Yiappas711/
Yappeau711/
Ayaopea711/
Yapha67871/
Jappa67486/
Yappo67368/
Yapai67230/
Yapas67207/
Yappi67200/
Yappy67200/
Yapea67133/
Yapat67102/
Yoppa6779/
Yappe6761/
Jaapa6749/
Yapau6747/
Yahpa6745/
Yoapa6741/
Yadpa6740/
Yaapa6733/
Yapay6726/
Yapip6721/
Yapep6719/
Yapah6717/
Yapaz6716/
Yaspa6716/
Yapoa6715/
Jyapa6714/
Yhapa6711/
Yiapa6710/
Eappa6710/
Yapap679/
Aeapa678/
Yeapa677/
Aaopa674/
Uyyaphat674/
Yapad674/
Yatpa673/
Yapaa672/
Jaypa671/
Ayyapeth671/
Yapop671/
Iappa671/
Yapfa671/

Ayyappa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ayyappa in the Oriya language
ଆୟାାayaa50
ଆୟାପାayapa50

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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 Ayyappa
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