Japtha Surname

500,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Japtha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Japtha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6371:85,05110,461
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Japtha (42) may also be a first name.

Japtha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Japtha is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Japtha? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 500,196th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,075,298 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Japtha are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Japtha is also the 1,566,439th most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 42 people.

The last name Japtha is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 637 people, or 1 in 85,051. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 55 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 30 percent live and Gauteng, where 5 percent live. Aside from South Africa it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Japtha Last Name Statistics demography

Japtha earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.88% less than the national average, earning R 166,620 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Japhtha9257/
Japthas921/
Japta9133/
Japhthah869/
Japhthea861/
Japhta831,837/
Jhapta8375/
Saptha8334/
Japtap8318/
Japthi834/
Japtah832/
Djapta832/
Javtha831/
Joptha831/
Japhtas7731/
Japther7713/
Japthet771/
Japhtah771/
Djaptat771/
Saptaha771/
Sapta733,487/
Hapta7373/
Zapta7355/
Capta7354/
Japti7336/
Japte7326/
Yapta736/
Jabta735/
Jopta734/
Javta733/
Chapthap7146/
Haptas6798/
Haptaś6770/
Djopta6769/
Chapta6752/
Iapeta6745/
Yapeta6733/
Caupta6733/
Jatpti6727/
Djapto6726/
Saptai6723/
Saptah6712/
Japhte6710/
Japtet677/
Soptha674/
Japtee674/
Japter674/
Saptaa674/
Saptho674/
Jadpti674/
Khapta674/
Saptay673/
Japhto673/
Haupta673/
Jabtah673/
Jabtat671/
Saptau671/
Saapta671/
Javthe671/
Zaapta671/
Yaptho671/
Saypta671/
Scapta671/
Jabteh671/
Saipta671/
Haypta671/
Jabtai671/
Jopteh671/

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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
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  • 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 Japtha
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