Kelappan Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Kelappan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelappan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1091:7,037,297155,647
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kelappan (2,272) may also be a first name.

Kelappan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kelappan (Marathi: केलखन) is found most frequently in India. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelappan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,604,449th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kelappan reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 87 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 156,519th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,272 people.

The last name Kelappan is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 7,037,297. In India Kelappan is most numerous in: Kerala, where 70 percent live, Karnataka, where 15 percent live and Maharashtra, where 12 percent live. Other than India this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 7 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kelappan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelappan in the Marathi language
केलखनkelakhana-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kelappan
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