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 surname Japhta has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Japhta? popularity and diffusion

Japhta is the 221,950th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,967,091 people. The surname Japhta occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Japhta reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 136,535th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 2,844 people.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,807 people, or 1 in 29,982. In South Africa Japhta is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 38 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 30 percent are found and Gauteng, where 16 percent are found. Barring South Africa it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 1 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.

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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  • 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 Japhta
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