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
The surname Japya has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Japya.
How Common Is The Last Name Japya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,206,983rd most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Japya is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Japya reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 36 people.
The surname Japya is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 989,003. In Cameroon Japya is most common in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname occurs 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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