Japul Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Japul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Japul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Japul (31) may also be a first name.

Japul Last Name Facts

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

The surname Japul is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Japul? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Japul is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Japul are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 31 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia Japul is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 67 percent are found and Penang, where 33 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritius, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Japaul9166/
Jaipul911/
Jaypul911/
Japull911/
Jaipaul83631/
Jaypaul8362/
Jaspaul8332/
Jaiphul834/
Jappull831/
Capul803,308/
Sapul80914/
Hapul8079/
Yapul8079/
Japol808/
Zapul802/
Saipul732,307/
Chapul73553/
Capoul73167/
Jopule73100/
Hapule7360/
Jopaul7315/
Jaipol7315/
Zaipul7312/
Zapule7310/
Sapaul738/
Haspul737/
Saphul735/
Yapaul731/
Japoll731/
Sappul731/
Joypul731/
Hapaul731/
Caipul731/
Seapul731/
Saupul731/
Khapul731/
Capull730/
Chapule67364/
Joypaul67335/
Chaipul67216/
Zaputil67168/
Chapoul67115/
Juiphul6724/
Saiphul6723/
Khapule6722/
Haspule6715/
Joepaul679/
Chapaul677/
Zaphule677/
Yaspaul675/
Yapoule675/
Seapaul674/
Saipull674/
Chaputl674/
Jaiphol672/
Saphulh671/
Chhapul671/
Saphull671/
Juipaul671/
Chapuul671/
Chaupul671/
Jeypaul671/
Saphaul671/

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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 Japul
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