Sellappa Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Sellappa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sellappa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
India291:26,450,530346,896
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
England51:11,143,612252,590
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Sellappa (64) may also be a first name.

Sellappa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sellappa is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sellappa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sellappa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 769,129th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,696,070 people. The surname Sellappa is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Sellappa reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 87 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sellappa is also the 1,223,525th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 64 people.

The surname Sellappa is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Apart from Sri Lanka it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in India, where 8 percent live and Qatar, where 2 percent live.

Sellappa Last Name Statistics demography

Sellappa earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.22% less than the national average, earning $22,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sellappah94111/
Shellappa942/
Sellappaa941/
Sellappas941/
Sellapa937/
Sellapah886/
Jellappa884/
Cellappa882/
Sillappa882/
Slappa8624/
Chellappa821,484/
Sillapa8038/
Slappay807/
Chellappas781/
Slapa77208/
Schlappa75312/
Chellapa7538/
Shlyappa753/
Shillapa751/
Jillappa751/
Szlapa71384/
Shlapa71241/
Slappo7136/
Chillappa7133/
Slapha7127/
Clappa7115/
Slappey67715/
Shlyapa67109/
Shlapai6777/
Schlapa6747/
Shliapa6737/
Schlappach6711/
Chellappoo677/
Jillapa673/
Shlapay672/
Slaupas672/
Szlapau671/
Shlapas671/
Sleapea671/
Clappah671/
Zillapa671/
Slajpah671/
Slhlapo671/

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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 Sellappa
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