Japena Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Japena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
Japena (78) may also be a first name.
Japena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Japena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Japena is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Japena? popularity and diffusion
The surname Japena is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 40 percent of Japena live; 40 percent live in Oceania Islands and 40 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,091,646th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 78 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Hela, where 100 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent live and The Philippines, where 20 percent live.
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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 Japena
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