Japhter Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Japhter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Japhter (507) may also be a first name.
Japhter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Japhter Come From? nationality or country of origin
Japhter occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Japhter? popularity and diffusion
The last name Japhter is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Japhter reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Japhter is also the 375,944th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 507 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria Japhter is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 48 percent live, Nasarawa, where 14 percent live and Ondo, where 14 percent live. Besides Nigeria Japhter occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 4 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japhte | 92 | 10 | / |
| Japter | 92 | 4 | / |
| Japhtes | 86 | 14 | / |
| Japther | 86 | 13 | / |
| Japhtet | 86 | 1 | / |
| Japte | 83 | 26 | / |
| Japhthea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Japhta | 77 | 1,837 | / |
| Jafter | 77 | 146 | / |
| Hapter | 77 | 64 | / |
| Capter | 77 | 11 | / |
| Japtet | 77 | 7 | / |
| Japtee | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sapter | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haupter | 71 | 122 | / |
| Japhtha | 71 | 57 | / |
| Chapter | 71 | 22 | / |
| Iapeter | 71 | 12 | / |
| Jaffter | 71 | 8 | / |
| Zappter | 71 | 4 | / |
| Haipter | 71 | 3 | / |
| Yapeter | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jayptre | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jabhteh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jafther | 71 | 1 | / |
| Japthet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jafphta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Capteir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zaptier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Juipter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sapte | 67 | 7,491 | / |
| Japti | 67 | 36 | / |
| Japta | 67 | 33 | / |
| Haipeter | 67 | 32 | / |
| Zapte | 67 | 27 | / |
| Capte | 67 | 4 | / |
| Haypeter | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yapte | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jafte | 67 | 2 | / |
| Javte | 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 Japhter
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