Japet Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Japet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 65 | 1:125,442 | 17,113 |
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Japet (1,186) may also be a first name.
Japet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Japet Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Japet (Oriya: ଯାେପତ) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Japet? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,465,390th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The surname Japet is predominantly found in Oceania, where 45 percent of Japet live; 45 percent live in Oceania Islands and 45 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 230,283rd most common first name internationally, borne by 1,186 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 125,442. In Papua New Guinea Japet is primarily found in: Morobe, where 60 percent live, Enga, where 11 percent live and Milne Bay, where 8 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 26 percent live and Malaysia, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Japet Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Japet in the Oriya language | ||
| ଯାେପତ | yaepata | 50 |
| ଯାେପଟ୍ | yaepat | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Japet
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