Japus Surname

496,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Japus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Japus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines6551:154,56225,654
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Japuš938/
Jyapus9111/
Japuis916/
Japuse913/
Japeus910/
Japu89386/
Jhaupus832/
Capus801,899/
Japos801,502/
Jhapu80795/
Jyapu80465/
Japuz80382/
Ijapu80180/
Djapu8078/
Jaapu8043/
Jappu8043/
Japau8039/
Sapus8037/
Yapus8028/
Jaypu8023/
Japut8021/
Japou8019/
Japui8013/
Hapus8011/
Tjapu809/
Jadpu807/
Jaipu806/
Japhu804/
Jiapu804/
Jatpu803/
Japuu803/
Japud802/
Japeu801/
Jjapu801/
Zapus801/
Japuh801/
Chapus731,941/
Djapou73264/
Haipus73161/
Jaiput73120/
Japaud7398/
Ijjapu7388/
Zapuis7382/
Jaspau7379/
Sapuis7374/
Capous7363/
Cappus7350/
Ojhapu7342/
Zapust7331/
Japuch7326/
Hapuse7315/
Ajjapu7313/
Jhappu7312/
Khapus7312/
Jhaapu7311/
Djappu737/
Ejjapu737/
Djapau734/
Capush734/
Jaitpu733/
Ujjapu733/
Ceapus733/
Zapush732/
Japuhy732/
Caphus731/
Japosh731/
Jatput731/
Jajput731/
Jhapuu731/
Seapus731/
Jaipui731/
Japoss731/
Zağpus731/
Yiapus731/
Sapous731/
Capuss731/
Scapus731/
Happus730/
Chapuis6717,557/
Sapu674,110/
Yapu673,298/
Capu67406/
Chappus67185/
Jopu6751/
Seaphus6728/
Zapu6723/
Eapu6718/
Chapuys6713/
Cappaus678/
Gujjapu675/
Iapu674/
Jaiphui674/
Jhahapu673/
Ziapous672/
Capoush671/
Chapous671/
Eijjapu671/
Gajjapu671/
Zaupuss671/
Chapeus671/
Saypush671/
Haipush671/
Caphuis671/
Jopheus671/
Josphus671/
Cahpuis671/
Jaipoes671/
Jaiputt671/
Japuith670/
Capaush670/
Cappeus670/

Japus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Japus in the Hindi language
जपूसjapusa-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Japus
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