Pappannan Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Pappannan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pappannan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India201:38,353,269431,471
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Pappannan (602) may also be a first name.

Pappannan Last Name Facts

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

Pappannan (Marathi: पापान्) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pappannan? popularity and diffusion

Pappannan is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Pappannan live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 80 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Pappannan is also the 340,659th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 602 people.

The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 38,353,269. In India it is most frequent in: Tamil Nadu, where 65 percent reside, Telangana, where 15 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 5 percent reside. Apart from India this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Malaysia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pappannan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pappannan in the Marathi language
पापान्papan-

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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 Pappannan
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