Sellapperuma Surname

889,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302 people bear this surname

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

Sellapperuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sellapperuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England31:18,572,686338,250

Sellapperuma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sellapperuma occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sellapperuma? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 889,654th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 24,130,947 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sellapperuma live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Sellapperuma is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Not including Sri Lanka Sellapperuma occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sellaperuma961/
Selaperuma911/
Sellaperum911/
Sellaparma824/
Sallapoormma675/
Sallapuremma675/
Sallapuramma673/
Selabarum671/
Selleprim671/

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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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  • 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 Sellapperuma
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