Mayappan Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Mayappan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mayappan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India571:13,457,287231,997
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mayappan (51,447) may also be a first name.

Mayappan Last Name Facts

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

Mayappan is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mayappan? popularity and diffusion

Mayappan is the 2,047,559th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Mayappan live; 68 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 18,059th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 51,447 people.

Mayappan is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 13,457,287. In India it is most numerous in: Tamil Nadu, where 89 percent live, Maharashtra, where 9 percent live and Karnataka, where 2 percent live. Beside India Mayappan is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 26 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mayapan939/
Meyappan88134/
Maiappan881/
Majappan881/
Maypan8613/
Meyappane821/
Maippan8023/
Meyapan807/
Majapan805/
Mayapam801/
Moyapan801/
Mayupan801/
Miyapan801/
Meiappan7518/
Mayuphan752/
Majapang751/
Meiyppan751/
Mujappan751/
Maiapane751/
Miyaphan751/
Moyapant751/
Maipan71277/
Maepan7117/
Maupan713/
Mahajapan712/
Majpan712/
Moypan710/
Maupain67137/
Maiphan6778/
Maipang6747/
Mayopam6721/
Maipane6717/
Maipain675/
Maupang674/
Maipant673/
Moiapan672/
Moypang671/
Moyopan671/
Moyapon671/
Maipayn671/
Meyypan671/
Mehapan671/
Mapeane671/

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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 Mayappan
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