Poopalan Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Poopalan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 30 | 1:983,141 | 44,226 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Poopalan (48) may also be a first name.
Poopalan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poopalan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Poopalan has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poopalan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,530,696th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname Poopalan is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Poopalan reside; 59 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 52 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 48 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 983,141. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 27 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 23 percent live and Penang, where 23 percent live. Not including Malaysia it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Popalan | 93 | 75 | / |
| Popalain | 88 | 10 | / |
| Poupalan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Poopalam | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pupalan | 80 | 41 | / |
| Papalan | 80 | 41 | / |
| Popolan | 80 | 5 | / |
| Popelan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Popalanova | 78 | 2 | / |
| Papalian | 75 | 23 | / |
| Pupalang | 75 | 13 | / |
| Puppalan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Popolian | 75 | 2 | / |
| Potpalam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Popelain | 75 | 1 | / |
| Papalang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Popoolan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poposlan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pappalan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Phoophalong | 74 | 1 | / |
| Poupelain | 71 | 110 | / |
| Phapalaan | 71 | 12 | / |
| Popoolaan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pupaillan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pappalhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Popolam | 67 | 28 | / |
| Papalam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Papelan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pupalam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phaphalaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Papalon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Papalasing | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Poopalan
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