Yapalan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yapalan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yapalan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791

Yapalan (5) may also be a first name.

Yapalan Last Name Facts

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

Yapalan occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yapalan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yapalan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yapalan is the 8,968,613th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Yapalan is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Yapalan live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 5,493,085th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 5 people.

This surname is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India Yapalan is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 50 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 50 percent are found. Outside of India this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yapalang934/
Yapalain931/
Yapalam861/
Jaypalan8027/
Jaapalan805/
Jeypalan804/
Jaipalan801/
Jopalan7187/
Jopalian677/
Yophalam671/
Giopalan671/
Giapalon671/
Jopoland532/

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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
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  • 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 Yapalan
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