Japilan Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Japilan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Japilan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia391:756,26235,302
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003

Japilan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Japilan occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Japilan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,055,934th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Japilan are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 95 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname Japilan is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 756,262. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Sabah, where 97 percent reside and Labuan, where 3 percent reside. Beside Malaysia it occurs in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sapilan861,417/
Capilan8610/
Zapilan861/
Japulan861/
Caipilan80155/
Tjapilon8013/
Sapailan8011/
Capilian8010/
Capilyan806/
Japilone802/
Cappilan801/
Capeilan801/
Happiland751/
Cappilian751/
Capelan71363/
Sapelan7113/
Sapilon7110/
Chapelan67240/
Capelain6719/
Caipelan679/
Iapilone674/
Capelyan672/
Copilian671/
Capilion671/
Caipilon671/
Jopelyan671/
Cappelan671/
Capeelan671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Japilan
  • 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