View the most religious surnames in Ireland

Where Does The Last Name Jaap Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Jaap (Hindi: जाप) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaap? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 267,085^th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,981,234 people. The surname Jaap is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Jaap reside; 44 percent reside in Western Europe and 44 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 21,170^th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 42,443 people.

The last name Jaap is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 502 people, or 1 in 160,369. In Germany Jaap is primarily concentrated in: Brandenburg, where 24 percent are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 24 percent are found and Hamburg, where 17 percent are found. Not including Germany Jaap occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Scotland, where 10 percent are found.

Jaap Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Jaap has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 805 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 154 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jaap Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Jaap surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Jaap last name are 6.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jaap earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 18.55% less than the national average, earning R 193,560 per year; in United States they earn 7.04% more than the national average, earning $46,185 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.4% less than the national average, earning $44,020 CAD per year.