Japag Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Japag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Japag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1961:516,52259,882
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Japag Last Name Facts

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

Japag is most common in The Philippines. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Japag? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,198,640th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Japag live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This surname is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 516,522. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Eastern Visayas, where 49 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 21 percent reside and Central Luzon, where 16 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sapag80508/
Japak80102/
Zapag8048/
Yapag8038/
Hapag8025/
Capag807/
Japac801/
Cojpag7349/
Sappag7333/
Japake7316/
Jaipak7315/
Sapaag737/
Japack735/
Sapagh735/
Japaik732/
Caipag732/
Saphag731/
Jaapaq731/
Jaapak731/
Tjapak731/
Japakh731/
Japhak731/
Cappag730/
Sapaugh67199/
Jhapake675/
Cappagh673/
Chapahg671/
Dzhapag671/
Chapayg671/
Sabpagh671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Japag
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