Vellaiyan Surname
Approximately 159 people bear this surname
Vellaiyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 71 | 1:10,803,738 | 202,948 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Vellaiyan (46) may also be a first name.
Vellaiyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vellaiyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vellaiyan (Marathi: वेिलयन) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Vellaiyan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,380,086th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Vellaiyan are found; 45 percent are found in South Asia and 45 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Vellaiyan is also the 1,484,914th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 46 people.
It is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 10,803,738. In India it is mostly found in: Tamil Nadu, where 68 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 11 percent are found and Karnataka, where 4 percent are found. Aside from India this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 26 percent are found and Malaysia, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vellaiyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vellaiyan in the Marathi language | ||
| वेिलयन | veilayana | - |
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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 Vellaiyan
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