Veerayan Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Veerayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Veerayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409

Veerayan (14) may also be a first name.

Veerayan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Veerayan is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Veerayan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,485,539th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Veerayan reside; 88 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 75 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Veerayan is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 14 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 1,228,926. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Penang, where 29 percent reside, Perak, where 25 percent reside and Selangor, where 21 percent reside. Apart from Malaysia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent reside and Singapore, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Veerayan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis