Kajap Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kajap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kajap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Kajap (44) may also be a first name.

Kajap Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kajap (Hindi: कजप) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kajap? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kajap is the 5,391,485th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 77 percent of Kajap live; 77 percent live in Oceania Islands and 77 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 44 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 70 percent are found, East Sepik, where 10 percent are found and Enga, where 10 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 23 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kajape912/
Kaijap911/
Kajp893/
Kachjap831/
Khajapp831/
Kasap8024,200/
Kayap803,623/
Kaiap80113/
Kajop8037/
Kujap8026/
Kacap8022/
Kazap8022/
Kajup8018/
Kajip8014/
Kajab806/
Cajap802/
Kajep802/
Kejap801/
Kijap801/
Kachjhap776/
Cajape731,904/
Kayape73241/
Kasaph7365/
Khasap7357/
Kaiape7343/
Kahyap7335/
Kajiph7332/
Kaysap7327/
Kasapp7322/
Khajab7313/
Kadjop7312/
Kausap7310/
Kojape738/
Kayaph737/
Khayap735/
Kahayp733/
Kaasap733/
Kajope733/
Kaseap732/
Kazaip731/
Kujaup731/
Kaizap731/
Kajepe731/
Kaisap731/
Kajiep731/
Kadjab731/
Kacaph731/
Kaaipe731/
Kaihap731/
Kascap731/
Kasaup731/
Kujaph731/
Kasaip731/
Kajipt731/
Kayhap731/
Kayapt731/
Kayapp731/
Kasgap731/
Kaup676,065/
Kaip671,486/
Keap67684/
Kashsap6734/
Kaep6732/
Caujape6715/
Kajb679/
Kaisaph677/
Kacahap676/
Kasaiph674/
Kaasapp674/
Khojaph673/
Khasaph673/
Kajbova672/
Kayp672/
Kasahap671/
Kijp671/
Kujp671/
Kauyape671/
Kaisaip671/
Kijiape671/
Kajoupf671/
Kaasaph671/

Kajap Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kajap in the Hindi language
कजपkajapa-

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