Jayapala Surname

266,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,465 people bear this surname

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

Jayapala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jayapala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,0231:20,3412,776
India4261:1,800,62363,979
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Jayapala (2,188) may also be a first name.

Jayapala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jayapala (Hindi: जयपाला, Marathi: जयपाला, Oriya: ଜୟପାଲ) is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Jayapala.

How Common Is The Last Name Jayapala? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 266,766th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,974,434 people. Jayapala occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Jayapala live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 160,173rd most common first name worldwide It is held by 2,188 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,023 people, or 1 in 20,341. Aside from Sri Lanka Jayapala exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 29 percent reside and Qatar, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Jayapala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jayapala in the Oriya language
ଜୟପାଲjayapala-
Jayapala in the Hindi language
जयपालाjayapala98.65
जयपालjayapala1.35
Jayapala in the Marathi language
जयपालाjayapala85.71
जयपालjayapala14.29

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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 Jayapala
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