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 surname Japtha is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Japtha? popularity and diffusion

It is the 500,196th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 11,075,298 people. The last name Japtha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Japtha reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most widely held given name in the world, held by 42 people.

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

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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