Japata Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Japata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Japata (123) may also be a first name.
Japata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Japata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Japata (Marathi: जपता) is found most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Japata? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,460,878th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 36 percent of Japata are found; 34 percent are found in West Africa and 34 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 840,349th most common given name on earth. It is borne by 123 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 33 percent reside, Ondo, where 29 percent reside and Oyo, where 24 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Japata occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 30 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Japata Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Japata in the Marathi language | ||
| जपता | japata | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Japata
- 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