Yellappa Surname

505,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 649 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Yellappa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yellappa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6361:1,206,07848,352
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Yellappa (2,301) may also be a first name.

Yellappa Last Name Facts

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

Yellappa (Marathi: येापा) has its highest incidence in India. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Yellappa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yellappa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yellappa is the 505,580th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 11,228,884 people. The surname Yellappa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Yellappa are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Yellappa is also the 155,358th most common forename throughout the world It is held by 2,301 people.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 636 people, or 1 in 1,206,078. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 47 percent reside, Telangana, where 38 percent reside and Karnataka, where 8 percent reside. Other than India this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayellappa941/
Ellappa931,840/
Yelappa9369/
Yellapa9321/
Yellapah8815/
Jellappa884/
Ellappah883/
Hyellapa881/
Yellapau881/
Eallappa881/
Ellapa8682/
Elappa8619/
Yelapa865/
Iyallappa821/
Ellapah8076/
Hyelapa8041/
Yellapi807/
Eliappa804/
Aelappa804/
Jelappa803/
Aylappa802/
Yellapo801/
Yellape801/
Yelapaa801/
Ellapfa801/
Elapa77142/
Ayalappa7514/
Yellapet754/
Ayylappa753/
Yellapoi751/
Yellepai751/
Jaylappa751/
Jelleppa751/
Ayilappa751/
Elaipa7148/
Yelape7128/
Yelapi7122/
Ellapi719/
Jelapa715/
Yelepa714/
Gajelappa712/
Aelapa711/
Yelopa711/
Gejalappa711/
Aylapa711/
Gelapay6740/
Elaaipa6739/
Yellope6724/
Oyelapo6712/
Ailappa6710/
Yelaphi676/
Ehalapa673/
Ejilapa671/
Hyelepa671/
Yelapee671/
Elhappy671/
Gajjelappa671/
Iyalapa671/
Jeelapa671/
Gelappi671/

Yellappa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yellappa in the Marathi language
येापाyeapa50
यललापपाyalalapapa16.67
येापंyeapam16.67
येलपाyelapa16.67

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yellappa
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