Japhason Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
Japhason Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 166 | 1:318,925 | 24,177 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
Japhason (179) may also be a first name.
Japhason Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Japhason Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Japhason is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Japhason click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Japhason? popularity and diffusion
The last name Japhason is the 1,222,957th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. The last name Japhason is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Japhason are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 681,368th most frequently held forename globally It is held by 179 people.
The surname Japhason is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 318,925. In Tanzania Japhason is mostly concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 87 percent live, Manyara Region, where 5 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 5 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caphason | 88 | 2 | / |
| Jaipasong | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sapphason | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jafason | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jahaphasen | 78 | 0 | / |
| Jaffason | 75 | 21 | / |
| Haphasan | 75 | 12 | / |
| Sabpason | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sophason | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sapphasan | 71 | 14 | / |
| Iaphaisan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Jodpasong | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yapasen | 67 | 18 | / |
| Yapasan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sapasan | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sapasen | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sapphaisan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chaypasong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caposon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saiphaisan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Capasan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hafason | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hapasen | 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 Japhason
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