Japawu Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Japawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Japawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
France11:66,422,722504,397
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Japawu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Japawu is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Japawu? popularity and diffusion

Japawu is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Japawu are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Japawu is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 1,286,520. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 100 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe Japawu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 7 percent are found and Zambia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Japau9139/
Japawo838/
Japeau835/
Sapawu832/
Japawi831/
Japa807,923/
Japu80386/
Jpwu802/
Japw801/
Chapawu772/
Capawou771/
Japay732,597/
Jhapu73795/
Jhapa73576/
Jappa73486/
Jyapu73465/
Jaipa73157/
Jaepa73153/
Jabau73132/
Jaabu7377/
Japai7359/
Jaapa7349/
Jahpa7347/
Japaa7344/
Jaapu7343/
Jappu7343/
Japah7332/
Jaupa7332/
Japia7330/
Jaypu7323/
Japya7322/
Japał7321/
Japou7319/
Japao7315/
Jyapa7314/
Japui7313/
Jiapa7313/
Jopau739/
Jepau737/
Jaipu736/
Japiu736/
Jiapu734/
Japuu733/
Jupau732/
Japue732/
Japeu731/
Jwapa731/
Japae731/
Jjapu731/
Jaypa731/
Jawpa731/
Japea731/
Japuh731/
Jawub731/
Jipau731/
Jhapauiy711/
Jap672,056/
Jappah67514/
Jayapa67461/
Jabawi6799/
Jiyapa6751/
Jaipia6750/
Jayapu6742/
Jaipea6738/
Juaipa6733/
Jpa6723/
Jawabu6722/
Jabeau6720/
Jaepah6714/
Jappaa6713/
Jhappu6712/
Jhaapu6711/
Jaipah679/
Jpw679/
Jawapu677/
Jappay676/
Juwapa676/
Juapah676/
Jayabu675/
Jabbau675/
Jeahpa674/
Jopwou674/
Jpu674/
Jaupai674/
Jiaipa674/
Jaipaa674/
Japiya674/
Japuey673/
Japuye673/
Jaipae673/
Jayppa672/
Jaipai672/
Juahpa672/
Jaabou672/
Japbue672/
Japaii672/
Japeya671/
Jayipu671/
Jhaepu671/
Jhapuu671/
Jabaux671/
Juapai671/
Jaipue671/
Jwapue671/
Jahpah671/
Jahppa671/
Jaipui671/
Japieu671/
Japowo671/
Jappea671/
Japyah671/
Japaih671/
Japaoo671/
Japaya671/
Jjaabu671/
Juyapa671/
Jyapah671/
Jappha671/
Jabawo671/
Jaihpw671/
Ja Pai671/
Ja Pue671/
Jaapah671/
Jabawe671/
Jhapai671/
Jia Pu671/
Jepawi671/
Jepayu671/
Yapabou622/
Youopawou531/

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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 Japawu
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