Japu Surname
Approximately 386 people bear this surname
Japu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 175 | 1:4,383,231 | 115,212 |
| Zimbabwe | 53 | 1:291,288 | 29,631 |
| Papua New Guinea | 42 | 1:194,136 | 26,902 |
| Romania | 32 | 1:627,433 | 44,366 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Japu (502) may also be a first name.
Japu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Japu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Japu (Hindi: जपू, Marathi: जपु, Oriya: ଜପୁ) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Japu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 745,450th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 18,879,653 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Japu reside; 46 percent reside in South Asia and 45 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Japu is also the 378,365th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 502 people.
The surname Japu is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 175 people, or 1 in 4,383,231. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 64 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 26 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 3 percent are found. Besides India Japu is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Japu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Japu in the Hindi language | ||
| जपू | japu | 46.15 |
| जपु | japu | 34.62 |
| जापू | japu | 11.54 |
| जापु | japu | 7.69 |
| Japu in the Marathi language | ||
| जपु | japu | 42.86 |
| जापु | japu | 28.57 |
| जापू | japu | 19.05 |
| जपू | japu | 9.52 |
| Japu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜପୁ | japu | 33.33 |
| ଜାପୁ | japu | 28.57 |
| ଜପୁପାି | japupai | 4.76 |
| ଜାପୁରଂ | japuram | 4.76 |
| ଜପୁକାଡକା | japukadaka | 4.76 |
| ଜପୁକର | japukara | 4.76 |
| ଜପୁସାହୁ | japusahu | 4.76 |
| ଯାପୁ | yapu | 4.76 |
| ଜପୁପାେ | japupae | 4.76 |
| ଯପୁ | yapu | 4.76 |
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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
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