Wellappuli Surname

336,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Wellappuli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wellappuli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,0961:18,9862,610
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Wellappuli Last Name Facts

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

Wellappuli occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wellappuli.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellappuli? popularity and diffusion

It is the 336,072nd most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 6,643,159 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wellappuli live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,096 people, or 1 in 18,986. Besides Sri Lanka Wellappuli occurs in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellappili901,768/
Wellappilii861/
Welapula781/
Vellapula7412/
Wellepali743/
Welluppillai734/
Welpula713/
Vellapulla701/
Walapulu677/
Welpalli674/
Wilppula673/
Walappil671/
Wille Pauli671/
Wellpell670/
Vellapilay601/

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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 Wellappuli
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