Tjap Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tjap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tjap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220

Tjap (18) may also be a first name.

Tjap Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tjap is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tjap? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,665,662nd most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Tjap live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 52 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 18 people.

Tjap is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,611,847. In South Africa Tjap is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 67 percent are found and North West, where 33 percent are found. Not including South Africa Tjap is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 38 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.

Tjap Last Name Statistics demography

Tjap earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 91.21% less than the national average, earning R 20,892 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tjiap89857/
Tijap89162/
Tjape8920/
Jap862,056/
Tja86339/
Tjappe80130/
Tsap755,857/
Jape753,652/
Tjia753,286/
Tjai752,219/
Tija752,215/
Tjoa751,929/
Jaap751,463/
Japp751,321/
Japs75779/
Jhap75693/
Tjau75650/
Djap75462/
Tjay75287/
Tiap75176/
Jaup75122/
Tjea75115/
Jaip75113/
Teap7567/
Tjad7529/
Tjah7528/
Japh7515/
Tjat7514/
Tjaa7513/
Jeap7513/
Tjha7512/
Japz7510/
Tjas758/
Tjop756/
Tyap754/
Tjaj754/
Tjab753/
Tjga753/
Jasp752/
Jayp752/
Tjaz752/
Tjya751/
Dtja751/
Jadp751/
Jabp751/
Japf751/
Jjap751/
Jaspe6710,728/
Tijja673,124/
Tjhai671,366/
Jappe671,078/
Tajia67516/
Tijay67497/
Tiape67493/
Tujja67455/
Tejia67403/
Tejya67329/
Tjaij67309/
Jaype67237/
Jazpe67201/
Tajja67197/
Tijau67147/
Tejea67138/
Tijas67136/
Tjope67133/
Tijai67126/
Thiap67123/
Djaip67117/
Jaiph67111/
Djape67106/
Tjhau6791/
Taija6767/
Toija6764/
Tajha6762/
Japhe6756/
Tsapp6750/
Tihap6748/
Taaja6736/
Jaupt6726/
Tjoha6724/
Tajya6719/
Tjeea6719/
Tjaha6716/
Tjhay6716/
Tjias6715/
Teija6715/
Jhaph6714/
Djaup6714/
Tjiea6714/
Jassp6710/
Tioap6710/
Tijat678/
T'Jau678/
Tchap678/
Tjiat677/
Jeaps677/
Jaaps677/
Japps676/
Jhaap676/
Tjiah676/
Tujya676/
Thija676/
Jaipe676/
Tejja675/
Tuija675/
Tijha675/
Tujha674/
Thoja674/
Tajga674/
Tjhoa674/
Tijav674/
Tyape674/
Jjapp673/
Jaaph673/
Tejga673/
Jaape673/
Tujia673/
Tgiap673/
Jhaip672/
Htija672/
Tojea672/
Tijab672/
Jasph672/
Japht672/
Tehap672/
Tayja672/
Jashp671/
Jadpe671/
Tojha671/
Tojya671/
Toyja671/
Teapp671/
Tijad671/
Jaaap671/
Jaupe671/
Tyaph671/
Tejha671/
Tjaah671/
Tjait671/
Tjoep671/
Tijia671/
Tjeau671/
Tjaay671/
Tjajt671/
Zjhap671/
Djajp671/
Hjaip671/
Teaph670/

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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 Tjap
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