Japić Surname

616,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Japić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Japić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina3661:9,6621,952
Slovenia681:36,5836,928
Serbia351:204,14112,371
Croatia311:136,40719,258

The alternate forms: Japic (28) & Japič (5) are calculated separately.

Japić Last Name Facts

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

Japić occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Japic or Japič. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Japić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 616,129th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,575,092 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Japić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 366 people, or 1 in 9,662. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most frequent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent reside. Beside Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 14 percent reside and Serbia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Japic9328/
Japič935/
Japiz8010/
Japich7336/
Jospić735/
Japics732/
Jhapic731/
Japici731/
Japaiz731/
Jampic730/
Jampich6719/
Jhampic674/
Japitse671/

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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 Japić
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