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
Japhy occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Japhy? popularity and diffusion
The last name Japhy is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Japhy live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Japhy is also the 1,152,838th most frequent given name globally It is held by 71 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Not including Malawi this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent are found and South Africa, where 14 percent are found.
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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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