Japano Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Japano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Japano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines521:1,946,889117,777
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Japano (11) may also be a first name.

Japano Last Name Facts

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

Japano (Hindi: जापानो, Oriya: ଜାପାନ) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Japano? popularity and diffusion

The surname Japano is the 2,555,468th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Japano live; 96 percent live in Southeast Asia and 91 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Japano is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 11 people.

The last name Japano is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 1,946,889. In The Philippines Japano is most common in: Davao Region, where 54 percent live, Calabarzon, where 19 percent live and Central Luzon, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 5 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djapano927/
Japango922/
Jaspanos861/
Japana83350/
Yapano8328/
Jopano835/
Japono831/
Sapanoi77125/
Yapango7791/
Chapano7782/
Djapana7735/
Capanno7725/
Cappano7724/
Sappano7721/
Djapono779/
Capauno777/
Yapanno775/
Jaepana774/
Japanna774/
Jappana773/
Japaena773/
Sapanno772/
Sapauno772/
Tjapana771/
Japaana771/
Japanas771/
Caupano771/
Sapaino771/
Capanoy771/
Giapano771/
Yapanou771/
Zapasnoi7195/
Zapasnoy7185/
Chappano7151/
Chapanos7111/
Chaapano718/
Chapango712/
Cappanno712/
Jappanna712/
Jaipanad711/
Chapanho711/
Djaspana711/
Djaponou711/
Djapanna711/
Zapana6715,203/
Sapana671,771/
Yapana67647/
Japona67586/
Capana67502/
Yapono67240/
Hapana6785/
Capaño6749/
Yopano676/
Japena675/
Japoña671/
Jopana671/
Japeño671/

Japano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Japano in the Hindi language
जापानोjapano-
Japano in the Oriya language
ଜାପାନjapana-

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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 Japano
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