Vanapillay Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Vanapillay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vanapillay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
England11:55,718,059489,080

Vanapillay Last Name Facts

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

Vanapillay is found in Mauritius more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanapillay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Vanapillay is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Vanapillay reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean.

The last name is most frequent in Mauritius, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 646,708. In Mauritius Vanapillay is most frequent in: Flacq District, where 50 percent reside and Grand Port District, where 50 percent reside. Beside Mauritius this surname is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 33 percent reside.

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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 Vanapillay
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