Rayappen Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Guyana

Rayappen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rayappen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
England71:7,959,723202,100
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Rayappen Last Name Facts

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

Rayappen is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rayappen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rayappen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rayappen is the 2,394,033rd most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Rayappen live; 48 percent live in Southeast Asia and 48 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

Rayappen is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 951,427. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Perak, where 39 percent are found, Johor, where 26 percent are found and Penang, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 22 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Rayappen Last Name Statistics demography

Rayappen earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.25% less than the national average, earning R 39,816 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rayappaen941/
Rayapen93337/
Royappen88144/
Rajappen8843/
Rayappin881/
Raypen861/
Rayapin80259/
Royapen8057/
Rayepen8041/
Rajapen802/
Royeppen75256/
Raipen7116/
Roypen7113/
Riyapn711/
Rajapn711/
Royepen672/
Roeppen671/
Rehapen671/
Rayepin671/

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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 Rayappen
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