Ilapperuma Surname
Approximately 894 people bear this surname
Ilapperuma Surname User-submission:
The Illeperuma surname comes from a combination of Tamil and Sinhala words. Ile in Tamil means 'Sri Lanka', a similar Tamil word is ilangei. Peruma is an ancient Sinhala word, meaning 'the leader', it has been broken from the word parumaka, used in ancient stone inscriptions to indicate the leader of the village.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 877 | 1:23,727 | 3,118 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Ilapperuma Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Illeperuma surname comes from a combination of Tamil and Sinhala words. Ile in Tamil means 'Sri Lanka', a similar Tamil word is ilangei. Peruma is an ancient Sinhala word, meaning 'the leader', it has been broken from the word parumaka, used in ancient stone inscriptions to indicate the leader of the village. Hence the surname Illeperuma means 'leader of Sri Lanka'.
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Where Does The Last Name Ilapperuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ilapperuma is found most in Sri Lanka. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ilapperuma? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ilapperuma is the 394,847th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,151,617 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Ilapperuma reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
This surname is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 877 people, or 1 in 23,727. Excluding Sri Lanka this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ailapperuma | 95 | 665 | / |
| Illapperuma | 95 | 4 | / |
| Ilayperuma | 90 | 683 | / |
| Ileperuma | 84 | 2,013 | / |
| Illeperuma | 80 | 4,212 | / |
| Elayaperuma | 76 | 18 | / |
| Illeyperuma | 76 | 1 | / |
| Eleperuma | 74 | 668 | / |
| Al Peruma | 74 | 1 | / |
| Eleperauma | 70 | 1 | / |
| Eleyperuma | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ilapuram | 67 | 251 | / |
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