Cariappa is a surname from

Kodagu Kodagu (also known by its former name Coorg) is an administrative district in the Karnataka state of India. Before 1956, it was an administratively separate Coorg State, at which point it was merged into an enlarged Mysore State. It occupies ...

district,

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

in South

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. It is found among

Hindus Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

of the Kodava community.

Notable people

The following is a list of notable people with last name Cariappa. * K. M. Cariappa (1899–1993), first Indian commander-in-chief of the Indian Army * K. C. Cariappa (born 1938), former Air Officer in the Indian Air Force and K. M. Cariappa's son * K. C. Cariappa (cricketer) (born 1994), Indian cricketer {{surname, Cariappa Indian surnames Karnataka society