Epalin Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Epalin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Epalin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India261:29,502,515369,827
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791

Epalin (408) may also be a first name.

Epalin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Epalin occurs most in India. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Epalin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Epalin reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 426,776th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 408 people.

The surname is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 29,502,515. In India it is most numerous in: Tamil Nadu, where 100 percent live. Besides India it exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Espalin92220/
Edpalin92113/
Eupalin9239/
Epalina9231/
Gepalin927/
Ephalina861/
Apalin83225/
Opalin8329/
Epelin8317/
Ipalin832/
Eppelin7730/
Gepalen7724/
Espolin7714/
Ispalin774/
Opalien771/
Eupalen771/
Hapalin771/
Ipalion771/
Eppolin771/
Jepalen771/
Espholin713/
Haepelin713/
Ishpalin713/
Hipaling712/
Apolin67266/
Apelin67187/
Ipelin6748/
Apalen6718/
Epolen6714/
Opolin6710/
Apalyn674/
Jpolin671/
Opalín671/
Epelen671/
Opelin671/

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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
  • 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 Epalin
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