Japen Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Japen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Japen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1111:1,191,43484,297
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Japen (824) may also be a first name.

Japen Last Name Facts

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

Japen (Marathi: जपेन, Oriya: ଜାେପନ) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Japen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Japen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,471,719th most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. Japen occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Japen live; 85 percent live in Southeast Asia and 68 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Japen is also the 284,631st most frequently occurring forename internationally It is held by 824 people.

Japen is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 1,191,434. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: West Kalimantan, where 37 percent are found, West Java, where 26 percent are found and East Nusa Tenggara, where 14 percent are found. Besides Indonesia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 16 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jappen9180/
Jaspen9171/
Djapen9139/
Jaipen9116/
Japeng916/
Japien911/
Japeen911/
Japn895/
Jaipeng83130/
Jahapen8325/
Jiapeng836/
Jaipien833/
Jaypeng832/
Djapeng831/
Djappen831/
Jaipaen831/
Eapen807,067/
Capen801,640/
Japin801,408/
Yapen80779/
Jopen80293/
Sapen80251/
Hapen80177/
Jöpen8093/
Zapen8025/
Iapen8012/
Djahapen7742/
Zapien7311,605/
Sapien734,466/
Eappen731,782/
Joppen73455/
Jaipin73296/
Japing73251/
Japina73219/
Joepen73219/
Zappen73117/
Yappen7393/
Chapen7385/
Sapaen7383/
Khapen7379/
Yapene7363/
Yapeng7360/
Sapoen7353/
Cappen7351/
Sappen7351/
Saipen7338/
Jaupin7336/
Jaspin7332/
Yaypen7327/
Jappin7313/
Happen739/
Jaapin737/
Yoapen737/
Japuin736/
Hapeng735/
Yapuen735/
Jospen734/
Joopen734/
Haspen733/
Caupen733/
Yapaen733/
Zaipen732/
Japion732/
Jopien732/
Hapien731/
Zaspen731/
Sapeen731/
Ihapen731/
Jajpin731/
Jaypin731/
Jopeng731/
Yaspen731/
Yaphen731/
Saapen731/
Djopen731/
Jiapin731/
Joipen731/
Iappen731/
Haupen730/
Chojpen67506/
Joppien67422/
Chappen67156/
Capn6764/
Saipaen6742/
Jiaping6741/
Jaiping6740/
Sapn6739/
Haipeng6736/
Chaipen6735/
Geappen6732/
Joeppen6715/
Zappien6715/
Djaping675/
Chapeng675/
Hapn673/
Zapn672/
Joipeng672/
Saipien672/
Ceappen671/
Jaipina671/
Haispen671/
Zhaspen671/
Joehpen671/
Yapn671/
Sappeen671/
Djopeng671/
Chapaen671/
Joyphen671/
Zaipien671/
Jaipint671/

Japen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Japen in the Oriya language
ଜାେପନjaepana-
Japen in the Marathi language
जपेनjapena66.67
जपनjapana33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Japen
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