Japhan Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Japhan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Japhan (209) may also be a first name.
Japhan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Japhan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Japhan (Hindi: जाफन, Oriya: ଜାଫାନ) occurs most in Thailand. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Japhan.
How Common Is The Last Name Japhan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Japhan live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 625,736th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 209 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 6,421,668. In Thailand it is mostly found in: Chiang Mai Province, where 64 percent reside, Bangkok, where 9 percent reside and Nakhon Sawan Province, where 9 percent reside. Besides Thailand this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 23 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Japhan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Japhan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାଫାନ | japhana | - |
| Japhan in the Hindi language | ||
| जाफन | japhana | 28.57 |
| जफन | japhana | 28.57 |
| जाफान | japhana | 28.57 |
| जाफना | japhana | 14.29 |
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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 Japhan
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