Japhta Surname

221,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Japhta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Japhta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,8071:29,9823,860
Namibia211:114,7339,093
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Japhta (2,844) may also be a first name.

Japhta Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Japhta Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Japhta is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Japhta? popularity and diffusion

The last name Japhta is the 221,950th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,967,091 people. Japhta is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Japhta live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 136,535th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 2,844 people.

Japhta is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,807 people, or 1 in 29,982. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 38 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 30 percent live and Gauteng, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.

Japhta Last Name Statistics demography

Japhta earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.49% less than the national average, earning R 188,952 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Japhtha9257/
Japhtas9231/
Jafphta921/
Japhtah921/
Japta9133/
Japhthah869/
Japhthea861/
Japtha83658/
Jhapta8375/
Jafhta8368/
Japtap8318/
Japhte8310/
Japhto833/
Japtah832/
Djapta832/
Jophta831/
Jahwta831/
Japhter7724/
Japhtes7714/
Japthet771/
Japthas771/
Japhtet771/
Djaptat771/
Yapheta771/
Jafta7314,964/
Sapta733,487/
Hapta7373/
Zapta7355/
Capta7354/
Japti7336/
Japte7326/
Yapta736/
Jabta735/
Jopta734/
Jawta734/
Javta733/
Jaftha678,339/
Haptas6798/
Djafta6795/
Haptaś6770/
Djopta6769/
Jaftas6753/
Chapta6752/
Iapeta6745/
Saptha6734/
Yapeta6733/
Caupta6733/
Jatpti6727/
Djapto6726/
Saptai6723/
Saptah6712/
Sophta678/
Japtet677/
Jaffta676/
Japtee674/
Jadpti674/
Saptaa674/
Japthi674/
Khapta674/
Japter674/
Saptay673/
Haupta673/
Jabtah673/
Saptau671/
Saapta671/
Jaftai671/
Saypta671/
Scapta671/
Sahbta671/
Saipta671/
Jabtat671/
Jaftah671/
Jhafta671/
Jabtai671/
Jabhti671/
Haypta671/
Zaapta671/
Javtha671/

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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
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  • 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 Japhta
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