Japma Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Japma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Japma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Japma (6) may also be a first name.

Japma Last Name Facts

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

Japma (Hindi: जप्म) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Japma.

How Common Is The Last Name Japma? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Japma live; 75 percent live in Oceania Islands and 75 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequently used given name throughout the world It is held by 6 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea Japma is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sapma80145/
Hapma804/
Capma801/
Yapma801/
Japmo801/
Yapmaz73141/
Chapma7327/
Capmau7317/
Djopma734/
Yapema732/
Sapmai731/
Sapmay731/
Hapmad731/
Djapmou6716/
Yappema676/
Chapmas672/
Yapmaha671/
Chapmay671/
Saipmah671/

Japma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Japma in the Hindi language
जप्मjapma50
जपमाjapama50

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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 Japma
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