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 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
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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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