Velliappan Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Velliappan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velliappan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Velliappan Last Name Facts

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

Velliappan occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velliappan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Velliappan is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Velliappan reside; 92 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 92 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 2,457,852. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Kedah, where 58 percent live, Negeri Sembilan, where 17 percent live and Johor, where 8 percent live. Barring Malaysia Velliappan occurs in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 8 percent live.

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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
  • 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 Velliappan
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