Mayappen Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mayappen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mayappen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Mayappen Last Name Facts

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

Mayappen is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mayappen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mayappen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Mayappen are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent are found. Not including South Africa it exists in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 9 percent are found.

Mayappen Last Name Statistics demography

Mayappen earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.8% less than the national average, earning R 28,992 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meyappen884/
Maiappen881/
Mayapn861/
Mayapin805/
Mijappen751/
Maipen713/
Meypen713/
Maupen712/
Meapen711/
Meyapin67155/
Mauppin67131/
Maipeng6713/
Meippen6710/
Majapin679/
Maipaen678/
Maipeen675/
Moyipen671/
Maipene671/
Mayping671/

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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 Mayappen
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