Japhy Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Japhy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Japhy (71) may also be a first name.
Japhy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Japhy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Japhy occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Japhy? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Japhy are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 71 people.
The last name Japhy is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Apart from Malawi it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.
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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 Japhy
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