Ilapperuma Surname

394,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 894 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

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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Ilapperuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka8771:23,7273,118
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080

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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Ilapperuma Last Name Facts

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ailapperuma95665/
Illapperuma954/
Ilayperuma90683/
Ileperuma842,013/
Illeperuma804,212/
Elayaperuma7618/
Illeyperuma761/
Eleperuma74668/
Al Peruma741/
Eleperauma701/
Eleyperuma701/
Ilapuram67251/

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