Japya Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Japya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
Japya (36) may also be a first name.
Japya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Japya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Japya is most common in Cameroon. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Japya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,206,983rd most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Japya live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Japya is also the 1,717,090th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 36 people.
The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 989,003. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also found in Nepal, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Djapya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Japyah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Djapyap | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sapya | 80 | 34 | / |
| Japia | 80 | 30 | / |
| Yapya | 80 | 16 | / |
| Capya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zapya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Japea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sapyha | 73 | 1,352 | / |
| Chapya | 73 | 124 | / |
| Yapyap | 73 | 77 | / |
| Haipya | 73 | 66 | / |
| Jaipia | 73 | 50 | / |
| Jaipea | 73 | 38 | / |
| Japhia | 73 | 24 | / |
| Japeau | 73 | 5 | / |
| Saphya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Happya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Japjap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jappea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Japias | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djapea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chapyha | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sapeiya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yapaiya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Japiass | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chaphya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Djapjas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sapaiya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djapjaš | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sapayia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sapeuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Capaaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jappeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zapaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jahphia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jahapia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaupiaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaipeay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaipiea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaiphia | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Japya
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