Poopalan Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Poopalan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poopalan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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.

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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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  • 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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