Japanese Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Japanese Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 12 | 1:2,679,432 | 17,028 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Japanese (47) may also be a first name.
Japanese Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Japanese Come From? nationality or country of origin
Japanese occurs most in Afghanistan. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Japanese click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Japanese? popularity and diffusion
The last name Japanese is the 4,307,654th most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. Japanese occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Japanese are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequently used given name on earth, borne by 47 people.
The last name Japanese is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 2,679,432. In Afghanistan Japanese is most common in: Khost, where 67 percent reside and Herat, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Afghanistan Japanese exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 33 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japaneese | 94 | 4 | / |
| Japanes | 93 | 10 | / |
| Japaness | 88 | 1 | / |
| Zapanese | 88 | 1 | / |
| Japones | 80 | 206 | / |
| Japanis | 80 | 22 | / |
| Capanes | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sapanes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Capeanes | 75 | 5 | / |
| Sapanesh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Japonesi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hapanesy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Capanesi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Caponese | 75 | 1 | / |
| Capaneze | 75 | 1 | / |
| Capannesi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Japonaise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Capones | 67 | 2,024 | / |
| Yapanis | 67 | 38 | / |
| Capanis | 67 | 22 | / |
| Sapanis | 67 | 17 | / |
| Japonis | 67 | 9 | / |
| Japonez | 67 | 8 | / |
| Giapponese | 67 | 7 | / |
| Capanez | 67 | 3 | / |
| Japonês | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jopanis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iapones | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Japanese
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis