Japesa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Japesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Japesa (5) may also be a first name.
Japesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Japesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Japesa is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Japesa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Japesa live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Japesa is also the 5,493,085th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 5 people.
The surname Japesa is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Japesa is mostly concentrated in: Bugiri District, where 50 percent are found and Tororo District, where 50 percent are found. Other than Uganda Japesa exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japaesa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yapesa | 83 | 148 | / |
| Sapesa | 83 | 131 | / |
| Japeca | 83 | 85 | / |
| Japisa | 83 | 30 | / |
| Japasa | 83 | 17 | / |
| Zapesa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Capessa | 77 | 1,581 | / |
| Chapesa | 77 | 86 | / |
| Seapesa | 77 | 48 | / |
| Japisah | 77 | 21 | / |
| Saphesa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Zaphesa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khapesa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Japeshi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaspisa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Japisha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Capesca | 77 | 1 | / |
| Capesha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chapesha | 71 | 237 | / |
| Seaphesa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Jaipassa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saphesha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chapetsa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sapisa | 67 | 119 | / |
| Yapasa | 67 | 69 | / |
| Yapisa | 67 | 50 | / |
| Hapisa | 67 | 32 | / |
| Yapeca | 67 | 29 | / |
| Yapese | 67 | 21 | / |
| Sopesa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zapisa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zapeza | 67 | 6 | / |
| Capysa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jopisa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zapeca | 67 | 3 | / |
| Capisa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Djapetsou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Japaso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jopasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sapeso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sapeza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Capeso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Capeza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Capeca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Copesa | 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 Japesa
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