Japia Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Japia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Japia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Japia (107) may also be a first name.

Japia Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Japia Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Japia (Oriya: ଜପିଆ) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Japia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Japia is the 3,602,217th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Japia live; 37 percent live in Southeast Asia and 37 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Japia is also the 910,230th most commonly used given name globally, borne by 107 people.

The last name Japia is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 12,022,654. In Indonesia Japia is mostly found in: Southeast Sulawesi, where 55 percent reside, Maluku, where 36 percent reside and West Kalimantan, where 9 percent reside. Beside Indonesia Japia exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 23 percent reside and Kenya, where 17 percent reside.

Japia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Japia surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaipia9150/
Japhia9124/
Japias911/
Japiass835/
Jaupiaj831/
Jahapia831/
Jahphia831/
Jaiphia831/
Jaipiea831/
Sapia806,241/
Jopia804,518/
Yapia80219/
Zapia80127/
Hapia80113/
Iapia8059/
Japya8022/
Japio802/
Japea801/
Zappia737,395/
Sapiah731,389/
Yapias73919/
Sappia73867/
Jaspio73365/
Saipia73347/
Chapia73334/
Hapiah73321/
Japiot73313/
Sapiha73167/
Haspia7368/
Hapija7367/
Sapija7356/
Saphia7352/
Jaipea7338/
Sapiay7331/
Saupia7328/
Saypia7312/
Djopia739/
Japeau735/
Saapia735/
Zapiay735/
Joopia735/
Happia734/
Capiha734/
Khapia733/
Sapiaa732/
Sapiea732/
Japjap731/
Geapia731/
Jappea731/
Japyah731/
Haupia731/
Jopias731/
Yapiaz731/
Hapiay731/
Djapea731/
Djapya731/
Jophia731/
Yoapia731/
Scapia731/
Haapia731/
Saiphia67331/
Sapieha67330/
Chaipia67233/
Chhapia67141/
Ojiopia6780/
Saupiah6774/
Yapiash6749/
Sapiayi6747/
Jappiot6739/
Zapogia6728/
Sapiaai6724/
Saipiah6716/
Zapiach6713/
Sappiah676/
Sapeiya676/
Yapaiya676/
Sahpiah674/
Cappiah674/
Sapaiia674/
Djapjas674/
Cheapia673/
Sapaiya672/
Djapjaš672/
Hapiach672/
Sapi'ai672/
Haapiah672/
Sapihay671/
Chaphia671/
Chaupia671/
Zapaiya671/
Jappeah671/
Saypiah671/
Happiah671/
Jophias671/
Sahpiha671/
Sapppia671/
Sapayia671/
Djapyap671/
Khapija671/
Seaupia671/
Saipiea671/
Jaipeay671/
Joiphia671/
Chappia670/

Japia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Japia in the Oriya language
ଜପିଆjapi'a-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Japia
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