Japah Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Japah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 17 | 1:259,326 | 15,766 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Japah (30) may also be a first name.
Japah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Japah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Japah has its highest incidence in Liberia. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Japah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Japah is the 3,485,539th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Japah are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 30 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 259,326. In Liberia Japah is primarily concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 76 percent reside, Gbarpolu County, where 6 percent reside and Grand Bassa County, where 6 percent reside. Besides Liberia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 25 percent reside and Indonesia, where 16 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Japah
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