Japana Surname
Approximately 350 people bear this surname
Japana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Philippines | 88 | 1:1,150,434 | 92,307 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Japana (481) may also be a first name.
Japana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Japana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Japana (Hindi: जपाना, Marathi: जपाना, Oriya: ଜାପାନା) is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Japana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 801,116th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 20,821,560 people. Japana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Japana are found; 68 percent are found in Southern Africa and 68 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 387,696th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 481 people.
The surname Japana is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 235 people, or 1 in 72,847. Aside from Malawi Japana exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 25 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Japana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Japana in the Marathi language | ||
| जपाना | japana | 50 |
| जपना | japana | 50 |
| Japana in the Hindi language | ||
| जपाना | japana | 37.5 |
| जापाना | japana | 37.5 |
| जपना | japana | 25 |
| Japana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାପାନା | japana | 35.71 |
| ଜପନା | japana | 28.57 |
| ଯପନା | yapana | 21.43 |
| ଜାପାନ | japana | 7.14 |
| ପାପାନା | papana | 7.14 |
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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 Japana
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