Japaru Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Japaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Japaru (165) may also be a first name.
Japaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Japaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Japaru occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Japaru? popularity and diffusion
Japaru is the 2,944,094th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Japaru reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Japaru is also the 712,876th most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 165 people.
Japaru is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria Japaru is most numerous in: Nasarawa, where 28 percent are found, Kano, where 21 percent are found and Zamfara, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Japaru occurs in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japharu | 92 | 33 | / |
| Japarou | 92 | 10 | / |
| Jaaparu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Japarut | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jhaparu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Japarus | 92 | 1 | / |
| Djaparou | 86 | 30 | / |
| Japharau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saparu | 83 | 151 | / |
| Yaparu | 83 | 48 | / |
| Japeru | 83 | 8 | / |
| Zaparu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Caparu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Haparu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Joparu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Japoru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ceaparu | 77 | 49 | / |
| Chaparu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Sapharu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Saparau | 77 | 10 | / |
| Sapareu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Iaparau | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sapparu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yaaparu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Seaparu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khaparu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scaparu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jhoparu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Capayrou | 71 | 209 | / |
| Chhaparu | 71 | 29 | / |
| Haiparui | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chaparru | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chapparu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaparou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saporu | 67 | 149 | / |
| Soparu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dzhapparu | 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 Japaru
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