Chellappa Surname

263,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Chellappa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chellappa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6081:1,261,62149,995
United States2581:1,404,88096,935
Israel1891:45,2786,078
United Arab Emirates1641:55,8685,445
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Qatar591:39,9664,109
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
England171:3,277,533109,658
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Chellappa (400) may also be a first name.

Chellappa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chellappa is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chellappa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chellappa is the 263,899th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,910,745 people. The last name Chellappa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Chellappa live; 41 percent live in South Asia and 41 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 431,593rd most numerous first name internationally, held by 400 people.

Chellappa is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 608 people, or 1 in 1,261,621. In India it is most numerous in: Tamil Nadu, where 51 percent are found, Karnataka, where 10 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 8 percent are found. Excluding India this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Israel, where 13 percent are found.

Chellappa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Chellappa are 0.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.78% registered with the party.

Chellappa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.34% more than the national average, earning $57,533 USD 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chellappa
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