Vellaiappan Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Vellaiappan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vellaiappan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India201:38,353,269431,471
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Vellaiappan (17) may also be a first name.

Vellaiappan Last Name Facts

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

Vellaiappan is found most in India. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vellaiappan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,017,195th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Vellaiappan are found; 48 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used forename internationally. It is borne by 17 people.

This last name is most frequent in India, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 38,353,269. In India Vellaiappan is most common in: Tamil Nadu, where 50 percent reside, Karnataka, where 15 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 5 percent reside. Outside of India it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vellayappan9163/
Vellayapan862/
Villayapan761/
Vleappan741/
Phlaiphan6096/
Phillipean571/
Flajpan5633/
Villayphonh551/
Phlaipon531/
Phloiphan50180/
Phlaiphon5062/
Phlayphan502/
Fleishpan501/

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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 Vellaiappan
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