Japamala Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Japamala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Japamala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India151:51,137,692512,385
France11:66,422,722504,397

Japamala (537) may also be a first name.

Japamala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Japamala (Hindi: जपमाला, Marathi: जपमाला, Oriya: ଜପମାଳା) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Japamala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Japamala is the 4,908,606th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Japamala live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 363,820th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 537 people.

This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 51,137,692. In India it is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 47 percent live, Telangana, where 33 percent live and Kerala, where 20 percent live. Excluding India Japamala occurs in one country. It also occurs in France, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Japamalai943/
Jaepamala941/
Japamalay941/
Japmala933/
Yapamala882/
Jabamala881/
Capamala881/
Sapamala881/
Jabamalai8214/
Jayapamila781/
Jabamale756/
Jebamalai71363/
Capamolla712/
Jibomala631/
Jeebamal631/
Jebomala631/
Jbmal621/
Capomolla59317/
Jabimulla591/
Jabmle571/
Sopoumaila561/
Jbml504/
Jabmhule501/
Jabimelu501/

Japamala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Japamala in the Hindi language
जपमालाjapamala-
Japamala in the Marathi language
जपमालाjapamala66.67
जपमाळाjapamala33.33
Japamala in the Oriya language
ଜପମାଳାjapamala57.14
ଜପାମାଳାjapamala21.43
ଜପାମାଲାjapamala14.29
ଜପମାଲାjapamala7.14

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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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  • 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 Japamala
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