Japus Surname
Approximately 665 people bear this surname
Japus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 655 | 1:154,562 | 25,654 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Japuš (8) are calculated separately.
Japus (10) may also be a first name.
Japus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Japus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Japus (Hindi: जपूस) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Japuš. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Japus? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 496,112th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 10,958,716 people. The surname Japus is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Japus reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Japus is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 10 people.
Japus is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 655 people, or 1 in 154,562. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Northern Mindanao, where 44 percent live, Caraga, where 9 percent live and Central Visayas, where 8 percent live. Outside of The Philippines Japus is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Japus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Japus in the Hindi language | ||
| जपूस | japusa | - |
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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 Japus
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