Gappan Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Gappan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gappan (17) may also be a first name.
Gappan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gappan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gappan (Hindi: गप्पन) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gappan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Gappan is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Gappan live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 80 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Gappan is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 17 people.
It is most common in India, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India Gappan is most numerous in: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where 50 percent reside, Delhi, where 13 percent reside and Tamil Nadu, where 13 percent reside. Outside of India this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gappan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gappan in the Hindi language | ||
| गप्पन | gappana | - |
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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
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- 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 Gappan
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