Kovilpillai Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Kovilpillai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 32 | 1:921,695 | 41,854 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Kovilpillai (10) may also be a first name.
Kovilpillai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kovilpillai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kovilpillai is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kovilpillai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kovilpillai is the 2,605,694th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Kovilpillai reside; 58 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 58 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 921,695. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Perak, where 66 percent are found, Selangor, where 28 percent are found and Johor, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Malaysia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 36 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kovil-Pillai | 96 | 1 | / |
| Govilpillai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kovilpillay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kovelapillai | 87 | 3 | / |
| Kovilpalli | 86 | 39 | / |
| Kovilapalli | 82 | 90 | / |
| Kavlpilli | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kvellupillai | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kovilaapalli | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kovulpalli | 76 | 3 | / |
| Kovilpli | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kovelapalli | 73 | 111 | / |
| Kovulapalli | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kovalapalli | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kavalapilli | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kovelupalli | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kavilepalli | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kavlpalli | 70 | 11 | / |
| Kavulpalli | 67 | 11 | / |
| Covalpalli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavlapelli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavalipili | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kovilpillai
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