Japuk Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Japuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Japuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618

Japuk (10) may also be a first name.

Japuk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Japuk is found most in Malaysia. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Japuk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Japuk live; 90 percent live in Southeast Asia and 90 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

Japuk is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 1,843,389. In Malaysia Japuk is most prevalent in: Sarawak, where 75 percent are found and Johor, where 25 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia Japuk is found in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaipuk9113/
Tjapuk915/
Jaiphuk836/
Sapuk80463/
Japok80286/
Yapuk8042/
Capuk8019/
Yaphuk739/
Sapuik733/
Joypuk733/
Joopuk732/
Yapukh732/
Jaipok731/
Yapuuk731/
Jaipook6748/
Joophuk672/
Joiphuk671/
Saipuck671/
Cappuck670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Japuk
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