Japo Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

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

Japo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Japo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
India101:76,706,538639,611
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Albania41:728,51420,844
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Japo (660) may also be a first name.

Japo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Japo (Hindi: जपो, Tibetan: བྱ་པོ།) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Japo.

How Common Is The Last Name Japo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,235,409th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Japo live; 32 percent live in West Africa and 24 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Japo is also the 323,152nd most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 660 people.

The surname Japo is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 181,194. In Papua New Guinea Japo is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 42 percent reside, Hela, where 40 percent reside and Western, where 13 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside.

Japo Last Name Statistics demography

Japo earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Japos891,502/
Djapo89404/
Jaipo8946/
Japot8935/
Japou8919/
Japoh899/
Jhapo897/
Japho895/
Jappo895/
Jaypo895/
Japoo894/
Jiapo894/
Japoz894/
Japoy893/
Japoi892/
Japop891/
Djapou80264/
Djapot80118/
Tjaapo8096/
Jadpod8030/
Djappo8023/
Jaipho8018/
Jaipop8013/
Jaipoh8011/
Jaipod806/
Jaipoi804/
Jadpho803/
Jaepho802/
Japosh801/
Jihapo801/
Ijadpo801/
Jabpoo801/
Jaippo801/
Japoss801/
Jhapot801/
Djapos801/
Jaipoo801/
Jaipot801/
Jaspot800/
Yapo7559,065/
Capo7516,800/
Japa757,923/
Sapo753,383/
Zapo751,713/
Hapo75223/
Jopo75212/
Eapo7537/
Iapo753/
Jaiphop735/
Jajpoot731/
Jhadpod731/
Jadpoth731/
Jahapoi731/
Jaupois731/
Djahapo731/
Chapo677,858/
Zapot673,185/
Capoy672,659/
Cappo671,803/
Japad67786/
Djapa67742/
Happo67720/
Sapho67591/
Jhapa67576/
Jappa67486/
Sappo67435/
Ioapo67435/
Japat67373/
Capoo67370/
Yappo67368/
Caypo67295/
Yapot67254/
Jaspa67183/
Zaipo67174/
Haspo67160/
Japas67157/
Jaipa67157/
Jaepa67153/
Japaz67145/
Sapoi67142/
Džapo67125/
Seapo67124/
Djopo67118/
Yapoi6794/
Sapoh6785/
Zappo6783/
Saipo6781/
Japha6780/
Hapos6780/
Saapo6774/
Saupo6769/
Jaapa6749/
Jahpa6747/
Yapoh6747/
Japaa6744/
Hapot6742/
Joppo6740/
Japau6739/
Ehapo6738/
Haupo6736/
Ijapa6735/
Sapoo6735/
Japah6732/
Jaupa6732/
Hiapo6731/
Yapou6724/
Tjapa6719/
Hapoi6718/
Yapeo6715/
Yapoa6715/
Jyapa6714/
Yapho6714/
Heapo6713/
Jiapa6713/
Capho6710/
Yapos6710/
Zapou679/
Yapuo679/
Khapo678/
Joopo678/
Yaspo677/
Zapop677/
Tjopo676/
Haipo676/
Jopoi675/
Capuo675/
Jopot675/
Iapot674/
Giapo673/
Scapo673/
Japap673/
Zapgo673/
Capoj672/
Sapoy672/
Hapoy672/
Yapoo672/
Zaspo672/
Jeipo672/
Hapop672/
Japeu671/
Sapuo671/
Caapo671/
Jadpa671/
Yapop671/
Zapho671/
Jaypa671/
Iapos671/
Haypo671/
Jopho671/
Hajpo671/
Hapho671/
Jopop671/
Zapoo671/
Yatpo671/
Joypo671/
Jopoh671/
Jopos671/
Juipo670/
Ceapo670/

Japo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Japo in the Tibetan language
བྱ་པོ།japo-
Japo in the Hindi language
जपोjapo66.67
जापोjapo33.33

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Japo
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