Mariappan Surname

93,822nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Mariappan Surname User-submission:

Mariappan has a Tamil origin and is connected to the Hindu religion. While is it largely a boy's first name, in the Indian culture the children often take the father's first name for their surname. Thus Mariappan being a common male first name, it also leads to a child's surname.

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Mariappan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,7091:448,83923,182
Malaysia1,5581:18,9311,801
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
United Arab Emirates3961:23,1372,641
Singapore2011:27,4021,053
Oman1561:23,6412,088
Kuwait1541:24,6803,145
Qatar1441:16,3751,767
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
England411:1,358,97760,528
Australia341:793,99150,673
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Scotland101:535,38220,332
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Brunei41:104,6832,048
France31:22,140,907385,998
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Mariappan (3,245) may also be a first name.

Mariappan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mariappan has a Tamil origin and is connected to the Hindu religion. While is it largely a boy's first name, in the Indian culture the children often take the father's first name for their surname. Thus Mariappan being a common male first name, it also leads to a child's surname. Mariappan comes from the Tamil Goddess name Mariamman. Mariamman is the South Indian goddess of rain. She is worshipped mainly for bringing rains and curing diseases like cholera, smallpox, and chickenpox.

- amymariappan

Mariappan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mariappan (Hindi: मारियप्पन, Marathi: मिरअपन, Oriya: ମାରିଆପାନ) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mariappan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mariappan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 93,822nd most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,434,274 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Mariappan live; 35 percent live in Southeast Asia and 34 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 125,803rd most prevalent first name globally It is held by 3,245 people.

This surname is most common in India, where it is borne by 1,709 people, or 1 in 448,839. In India it is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 67 percent reside, Karnataka, where 6 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account India this last name is found in 33 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 31 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent reside.

Mariappan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mariappan are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mariappan earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 49.37% more than the national average, earning 516,923 kr per year; in United States they earn 22.72% more than the national average, earning $52,953 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.33% more than the national average, earning $51,337 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mariappan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mariappan in the Oriya language
ମାରିଆପାନmari'apana-
Mariappan in the Hindi language
मारियप्पनmariyappana50
आरara50
Mariappan in the Marathi language
मिरअपनmira'apana40
मािरयापनmairayapana26.67
मारीपmaripa6.67
मारीअपनmari'apana6.67
मरीयाण्णाmariyanna6.67
मरीअमनmari'amana6.67
आरसनarasana6.67

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