Japu Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

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

Japu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Japu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1751:4,383,231115,212
Zimbabwe531:291,28829,631
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Romania321:627,43344,366
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 surname Japu (Hindi: जपू, Marathi: जपु, Oriya: ଜପୁ) is most common in India. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Japu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Japu is the 745,450th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 18,879,653 people. Japu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Japu are found; 46 percent are found in South Asia and 45 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Japu is also the 378,365th most frequently held forename throughout the world It is held by 502 people.

Japu is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 4,383,231. In India Japu is most numerous in: Telangana, where 64 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 26 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 3 percent live. Barring India this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jhapu89795/
Japus89665/
Jyapu89465/
Japuz89382/
Ijapu89180/
Djapu8978/
Jaapu8943/
Jappu8943/
Japau8939/
Jaypu8923/
Japut8921/
Japou8919/
Japui8913/
Tjapu899/
Japuš898/
Jadpu897/
Jaipu896/
Japhu894/
Jiapu894/
Jatpu893/
Japuu893/
Japud892/
Japeu891/
Jjapu891/
Japuh891/
Djapou80264/
Jaiput80120/
Japaud8098/
Ijjapu8088/
Jaspau8079/
Ojhapu8042/
Japuch8026/
Ajjapu8013/
Jhappu8012/
Jhaapu8011/
Jyapus8011/
Djappu807/
Ejjapu807/
Japuis806/
Djapau804/
Jaitpu803/
Ujjapu803/
Japuhy802/
Jatput801/
Jajput801/
Jhaepu801/
Jhapuu801/
Jaipui801/
Japeus800/
Sapu754,110/
Yapu753,298/
Hapu75704/
Capu75406/
Jopu7551/
Zapu7523/
Eapu7518/
Iapu754/
Gujjapu735/
Jaiphui734/
Jhahapu733/
Jhaupus732/
Eijjapu731/
Gajjapu731/
Jaiputt731/
Japuith730/
Sapui674,382/
Chapu672,506/
Sapuy67760/
Hapau67399/
Sapau67376/
Saphu67352/
Capuy67276/
Saipu67271/
Sapuh67270/
Sapeu67229/
Yaput67220/
Cappu67117/
Yapud67111/
Sappu6797/
Haupu6774/
Hapui6770/
Zappu6760/
Caphu6760/
Yatpu6759/
Hapud6754/
Yapgu6754/
Happu6749/
Yapau6747/
Capuj6743/
Zaput6743/
Caypu6742/
Haapu6741/
Jophu6735/
Khapu6731/
Yapus6728/
Yapup6727/
Yapui6726/
Yapou6724/
Yaspu6715/
Hapus6711/
Haput6711/
Saapu6711/
Jopui6710/
Jopau679/
Zapou679/
Iatpu678/
Giapu677/
Japoe676/
Yappu676/
Seapu676/
Iapui675/
Juipu675/
Zaphu674/
Joppu674/
Japoo674/
Japão674/
Caupu673/
Yapeu672/
Yapuy672/
Yaphu672/
Zeapu672/
Sabpu671/
Saupu671/
Sapfu671/
Sapuu671/
Jopgu671/
Jodpu671/
Jospu671/
Ijopu671/
Yadpu671/
I'Apu671/
Jopeu671/
Jopuy671/
Zapus671/
Zapuy671/
Yiapu671/
Sahpu671/
Haphu671/
Hapuz671/
Eappu671/
Zaipu671/
Zapui671/

Japu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Japu in the Hindi language
जपूjapu46.15
जपुjapu34.62
जापूjapu11.54
जापुjapu7.69
Japu in the Marathi language
जपुjapu42.86
जापुjapu28.57
जापूjapu19.05
जपूjapu9.52
Japu in the Oriya language
ଜପୁjapu33.33
ଜାପୁjapu28.57
ଜପୁପାିjapupai4.76
ଜାପୁରଂjapuram4.76
ଜପୁକାଡକାjapukadaka4.76
ଜପୁକରjapukara4.76
ଜପୁସାହୁjapusahu4.76
ଯାପୁyapu4.76
ଜପୁପାେjapupae4.76
ଯପୁyapu4.76

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