Japs Surname

439,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 779 people bear this surname

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

Japs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Japs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2941:449,82737,418
Germany2501:322,02232,234
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
India61:127,844,230863,365
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Japs (71) may also be a first name.

Japs Last Name Facts

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

Japs has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Japs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 439,664th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 9,355,001 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 40 percent of Japs reside; 38 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 38 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,152,838th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 71 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 294 people, or 1 in 449,827. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: West Java, where 100 percent are found and Aceh, where 0 percent are found. Barring Indonesia it occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Japs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Japs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Japs surname expanded 504 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Japs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Japs last name are 12.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.26% being registered to vote for the party.

Japs earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.41% less than the national average, earning $42,973 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeaps897/
Jaaps897/
Japps896/
Japse893/
Jap862,056/
Jeapes80169/
Jabs754,280/
Jape753,652/
Jaap751,463/
Japp751,321/
Caps75980/
Jhap75693/
Djap75462/
Yaps75233/
Haps75147/
Jops75132/
Jaup75122/
Jaip75113/
Ijap7575/
Zaps7558/
Jiap7539/
Tjap7529/
Saps7527/
Jahp7520/
Japh7515/
Jeap7513/
Japz7510/
Jasb755/
Eaps753/
Jasp752/
Jayp752/
Iaps752/
Jadp751/
Jabp751/
Japf751/
Jjap751/
Capps6725,917/
Jaspe6710,728/
Heaps675,638/
Jappe671,078/
Hapse67367/
Happs67303/
Jaype67237/
Jazpe67201/
Chaps67150/
Ijape67129/
Djaip67117/
Jaiph67111/
Djape67106/
Yapes6783/
Ojhap6779/
Jopse6759/
Japhe6756/
Jahap6732/
Jihap6732/
Scaps6731/
Yapps6728/
Jaupt6726/
Sapps6723/
Tjape6720/
Hapst6719/
Jhaph6714/
Djaup6714/
Jaabs6711/
Jassp6710/
Jhape677/
Zaips677/
Jhaap676/
Zapse676/
Jaipe676/
Yoaps674/
Ejjap674/
Jopps674/
Jjapp673/
Seaps673/
Zapps673/
Jaaph673/
Aijap673/
Jaape673/
Iapes673/
Haphs672/
Caphs672/
Jhaip672/
Jasph672/
Japht672/
Eapps672/
Hapsz672/
Jabss672/
Haups671/
Jyapt671/
Jashp671/
Jaubs671/
Hcaps671/
Jadpe671/
Hapsh671/
Jopst671/
Ijaph671/
Jaaap671/
Jaupe671/
Jyajp671/
Yapse671/
Ajiap671/
Joops671/
Zjhap671/
Capss671/
Djajp671/
Jabsh671/
Hjaip671/
Geaps670/
Jaibs670/
Zapst670/
Hasps670/

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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 Japs
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