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 occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Japhason.
How Common Is The Last Name Japhason? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,222,957th most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Japhason reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Japhason is also the 681,368th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 179 people.
This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 318,925. In Tanzania Japhason is most common in: Arusha Region, where 87 percent reside, Manyara Region, where 5 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.
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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