Japi Surname
Approximately 1,253 people bear this surname
Japi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 338 | 1:45,675 | 7,010 |
| Indonesia | 272 | 1:486,210 | 39,964 |
| India | 211 | 1:3,635,381 | 101,965 |
| Lesotho | 145 | 1:14,018 | 3,095 |
| Botswana | 132 | 1:16,568 | 3,236 |
| Malaysia | 36 | 1:819,284 | 37,745 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Japi (1,967) may also be a first name.
Japi Demographics
Average Japi Salary in
South Africa
R 80,712
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Japi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Japi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Japi (Hindi: जापी, Marathi: जपी, Oriya: ଜପି) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Japi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Japi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 302,831st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,816,078 people. The last name Japi is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of Japi are found; 51 percent are found in Southern Africa and 51 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Japi is also the 170,765th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 1,967 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 338 people, or 1 in 45,675. In Zimbabwe Japi is most common in: Mashonaland West Province, where 32 percent reside, Harare Province, where 28 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 18 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 22 percent reside and India, where 17 percent reside.
Japi Last Name Statistics demography
Japi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.04% less than the national average, earning R 80,712 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Japi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Japi in the Marathi language | ||
| जपी | japi | 98.88 |
| जापी | japi | 1.12 |
| Japi in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜପି | japi | 81.67 |
| ଯପି | yapi | 10.18 |
| ଜପୀ | japi | 2.49 |
| ଜାପି | japi | 2.26 |
| ଯାପି | yapi | 0.9 |
| ଯପୀ | yapi | 0.9 |
| Japi in the Hindi language | ||
| जापी | japi | 55.56 |
| जपी | japi | 44.44 |
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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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- 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 Japi
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