Vellayappan Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Singapore

Vellayappan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vellayappan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India221:34,866,608408,224
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England71:7,959,723202,100
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Vellayappan (55) may also be a first name.

Vellayappan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vellayappan occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vellayappan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,414,640th most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Vellayappan live; 37 percent live in Southeast Asia and 35 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 55 people.

It is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 34,866,608. In India Vellayappan is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 59 percent live and Karnataka, where 18 percent live. Besides India it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 21 percent live and Malaysia, where 16 percent live.

Vellayappan Last Name Statistics demography

Vellayappan earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.52% more than the national average, earning $62,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vellayapan952/
Vellaiappan9142/
Villayapan861/
Vleappan741/
Villayphonh641/
Phlayphan602/
Phlayaphon574/
Flajpan5633/
Phlaiphan5096/
Phloyphan501/

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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 Vellayappan
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