Elayappan Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Elayappan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elayappan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India181:42,614,743461,117
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Elayappan (13) may also be a first name.

Elayappan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elayappan is found most in India. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elayappan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elayappan is the 3,665,662nd most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Elayappan reside; 62 percent reside in South Asia and 62 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

This last name is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 42,614,743. In India it is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 50 percent reside, Karnataka, where 17 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 6 percent reside. Besides India this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 14 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ellayappan954/
Eliyappan891/
Ailayappan8419/
Alajappan781/
Aaliyappan741/
Ilajapan715/
Olaipan631/
Allaupan592/
Halaipaun5683/
Eleupanova5317/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Elayappan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis