Japanis Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Japanis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Japanis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Japanis (29) may also be a first name.

Japanis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Japanis occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Japanis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. Japanis occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Japanis are found; 91 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 91 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 29 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 1,552,328. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Sabah, where 89 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 5 percent reside and Selangor, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia Japanis occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 5 percent reside and The Philippines, where 5 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
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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 Japanis
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