Cognomen Velappan (Velappan 
) , globally, is quite a rare last name. The family name Velappan is habitual in United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare surname, Oman, and Malaysia, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in India, Malaysia, and United Arab Emirates. More prevalently, Velappan is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Velappan | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, India, Oman |
| v. k. velappan Indian politician, IN (b. 1899) |
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| peter velappan General Secretary of the Asian Football Confederation (1935-2018), MY (b. 1935) |
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| k. velappan Indian journalist, IN (b. 1949) |
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| c. v. velappan Indian politician, IN |
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| priyanka velappan researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-1776-6435) |
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| nileena velappan researcher |
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