Japheti Surname
Approximately 1,538 people bear this surname
Japheti Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,530 | 1:34,602 | 4,040 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
Japheti (1,765) may also be a first name.
Japheti Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Japheti Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Japheti is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Japheti? popularity and diffusion
The surname Japheti is the 256,366th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,738,326 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Japheti reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Japheti is also the 182,193rd most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 1,765 people.
The surname Japheti is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,530 people, or 1 in 34,602. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 18 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 18 percent reside and Singida Region, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside and Malawi, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japhethi | 93 | 4 | / |
| Japeti | 92 | 12 | / |
| Japhety | 86 | 231 | / |
| Japhete | 86 | 5 | / |
| Japheta | 86 | 1 | / |
| Japhetj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jaupetti | 80 | 3 | / |
| Japhette | 80 | 1 | / |
| Japhatie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jhapheta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Djaphete | 80 | 1 | / |
| Japhethe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Japati | 77 | 2,036 | / |
| Jafeti | 77 | 635 | / |
| Japiti | 77 | 37 | / |
| Jopeti | 77 | 11 | / |
| Jópeti | 77 | 10 | / |
| Yapeti | 77 | 9 | / |
| Japeta | 77 | 8 | / |
| Zapeti | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hapeti | 77 | 1 | / |
| Japathi | 71 | 91 | / |
| Zapetis | 71 | 53 | / |
| Jaypati | 71 | 38 | / |
| Japitis | 71 | 32 | / |
| Haipeti | 71 | 17 | / |
| Jaipiti | 71 | 16 | / |
| Japhate | 71 | 15 | / |
| Chapeti | 71 | 12 | / |
| Japitid | 71 | 12 | / |
| Japitai | 71 | 10 | / |
| Jaipati | 71 | 7 | / |
| Jhapati | 71 | 7 | / |
| Japitij | 71 | 6 | / |
| Japatti | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jatpiti | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jaapati | 71 | 3 | / |
| Japatij | 71 | 3 | / |
| Scapeti | 71 | 2 | / |
| Japeter | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jafeeti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yapheta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yappeti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Japette | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zappeti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yaphety | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jaffeti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jafethi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jappati | 71 | 1 | / |
| Japhote | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sapeeti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saupeti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jyapati | 71 | 1 | / |
| Japhite | 71 | 1 | / |
| Japathe | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chapetti | 67 | 55 | / |
| Chappeti | 67 | 45 | / |
| Sahapeti | 67 | 34 | / |
| Japitaai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zapettis | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jaapathi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Saphithi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Scapetti | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zapeitis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sophethi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Japhiter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cappetii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haupetit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhaphate | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaipadti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhapeti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaiphate | 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 Japheti
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