Japies Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Japies Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Japies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1801:300,98728,973

Japies Last Name Facts

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

The surname Japies occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Japies? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,272,314th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The last name Japies occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Japies reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Japies is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 300,987. In South Africa Japies is most common in: Western Cape, where 56 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 42 percent live and Gauteng, where 2 percent live.

Japies Last Name Statistics demography

Japies earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.32% less than the national average, earning R 139,440 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jappies9226/
Jaapies9222/
Japie91336/
Japes91290/
Japis91186/
Jappie831,573/
Japhes83692/
Jeapes83169/
Jaspes8397/
Japhis8334/
Jaupis8311/
Jappes837/
Japuis836/
Japier833/
Jaspis832/
Japish832/
Ijapie831/
Jazpes831/
Yapies831/
Jaapie831/
Jaipie831/
Japiee831/
Japues830/
Japeus830/
Japhets77136/
Japhess775/
Japihet774/
Jhapice773/
Japitse771/
Jappier771/
Japhais771/
Japhier771/
Jaupois771/
Ojhapes771/
Jaipiea771/
Jaipoes771/
Sapie732,107/
Yapis73758/
Yapie73233/
Jopes7393/
Yapes7383/
Jopie7352/
Japez7342/
Jopis7335/
Zapie7324/
Japiz7310/
Iapes733/
Japje732/
Japys731/
Happiess711/
Happiest711/
Sapiee67442/
Zapiec67392/
Heapes67228/
Capiez67217/
Sapiie67187/
Joppie67141/
Jaspez67138/
Djopie67119/
Sappie6771/
Saupie6745/
Jopesh6738/
Japich6736/
Sapiej6735/
Saphie6732/
Giapis6731/
Sapihe6730/
Sapiei6728/
Zappie6722/
Yapese6721/
Joupes6718/
Seapie6717/
Jaapje6717/
Japjec6715/
Jappée6714/
Saapie6714/
Jophie6713/
Yiapis678/
Yapise678/
Yaphie675/
Yaspes675/
Jazpez675/
Sahpie675/
Joopie674/
Japyer674/
Ihapes673/
Yopies673/
Japuez672/
Sapiea672/
Jospis671/
Ehapes671/
Yapesh671/
Yapets671/
Giapie671/
Japiih671/
Japays671/
Jgopes671/
Jeupis671/
Zapfie671/
Zapgie671/
Yaphis671/
Sabpie671/
Sapije671/
Capihe671/
Yappie671/
Sgapie671/
Japaiz671/
Japihi671/
Jopest671/
Scapie670/
Ioapis670/

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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 Japies
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis