Valluvan Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Singapore

Valluvan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valluvan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1451:5,290,106129,949
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Valluvan (335) may also be a first name.

Valluvan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Valluvan (Marathi: ुवन) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Valluvan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,267,784th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Valluvan are found; 81 percent are found in South Asia and 81 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 478,225th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 335 people.

The surname is most common in India, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 5,290,106. In India it is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 48 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 25 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 13 percent are found. Other than India this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Valluvan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Valluvan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valuvan9317/
Vhaluvan882/
Valuevan881/
Veluvan8010/
Voluvan804/
Baluvan802/
Valivan802/
Balluban751/
Baluvant751/
Baluban6737/
Baluwan678/
Waluwan672/
Boluvan671/
Faluwan671/
Valóban671/
Falivan671/

Valluvan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Valluvan in the Marathi language
ुवनuvana72.41
वळवणvalavana13.79
ुवानuvana6.9
वाळुवानvaluvana3.45
लुवनluvana3.45

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Valluvan
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