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Where Does The Last Name Japhet Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Japhet (Marathi: जािफट, Oriya: ଜାେଫତ) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Japhet? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Japhet is the 7,641^st most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 98,171 people. The surname Japhet occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Japhet live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 7,137^th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 147,008 people.

The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 42,433 people, or 1 in 1,248. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 12 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 12 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 15 percent reside and Burundi, where 13 percent reside.

Japhet Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Japhet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Japhet surname rose 570 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Japhet Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (98%) in Kenya and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Japhet surname are 11.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.11% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Japhet earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 174.49% more than the national average, earning R 652,284 per year and in United States they earn 16.23% more than the national average, earning $50,154 USD per year.