Japok Surname
Approximately 286 people bear this surname
Japok Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 285 | 1:103,489 | 7,045 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Japok (44) may also be a first name.
Japok Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Japok Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Japok is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Japok.
How Common Is The Last Name Japok? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 924,083rd most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 25,480,930 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Japok live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 100 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 44 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 285 people, or 1 in 103,489. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Sarawak, where 93 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent reside and Johor, where 2 percent reside. Other than Malaysia it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaipok | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jaipook | 83 | 48 | / |
| Sapok | 80 | 409 | / |
| Yapok | 80 | 190 | / |
| Capok | 80 | 156 | / |
| Japak | 80 | 102 | / |
| Japuk | 80 | 20 | / |
| Jopok | 80 | 2 | / |
| Japoc | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jaiphook | 77 | 43 | / |
| Japokova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sappok | 73 | 203 | / |
| Japake | 73 | 16 | / |
| Jaipak | 73 | 15 | / |
| Jaipuk | 73 | 13 | / |
| Saypok | 73 | 11 | / |
| Japack | 73 | 5 | / |
| Saphok | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sapock | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sapokh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Capook | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hiapok | 73 | 2 | / |
| Japakh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tjapak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sapook | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaapak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Japhak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cappock | 67 | 66 | / |
| Jaiphuk | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jhapake | 67 | 5 | / |
| Joypook | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yaphook | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sapphok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaupoix | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saypogk | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Japok
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis