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
The surname Japhter is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Japhter? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,034,050th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Japhter live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Japhter is also the 375,944th most frequently used given name globally, held by 507 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria Japhter is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 48 percent live, Nasarawa, where 14 percent live and Ondo, where 14 percent live. Not including Nigeria Japhter is found in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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