Japis Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Japis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 127 | 1:797,151 | 76,551 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Japis (25) may also be a first name.
Japis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Japis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Japis (Hindi: जापिस) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Japis click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Japis? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,244,200th most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Japis are found; 89 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 68 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 25 people.
The surname Japis is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 797,151. In The Philippines Japis is most common in: Mimaropa, where 55 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 37 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 6 percent are found. Barring The Philippines it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 16 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Japis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Japis in the Hindi language | ||
| जापिस | japisa | 50 |
| जपीस | japisa | 50 |
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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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- 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 Japis
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