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

Japhet (Marathi: जािफट, Oriya: ଜାେଫତ) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

This surname is the 7,641^st most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 98,171 people. The last name is predominantly found 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 widespread first name internationally It is held by 147,008 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 42,433 people, or 1 in 1,248. In Tanzania Japhet is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 12 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 12 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 8 percent live. Not including Tanzania it exists in 49 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 15 percent live and Burundi, where 13 percent live.

Japhet Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Japhet Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Japhet last name is primarily Christian (98%) in Kenya and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Japhet are 11.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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.