Chelappa Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Wales

Chelappa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chelappa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India351:21,916,154310,282
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Chelappa (40) may also be a first name.

Chelappa Last Name Facts

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

Chelappa (Bengali: চেলাপ্পা) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chelappa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,228,735th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Chelappa are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,614,485th most numerous given name on earth It is held by 40 people.

The surname Chelappa is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 21,916,154. In India Chelappa is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent reside. Besides India this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 3 percent reside and Wales, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chelappa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chelappa in the Bengali language
চেলাপ্পাcelappa-

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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 Chelappa
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