Yap Surname
Approximately 173,355 people bear this surname
Yap Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 93,129 | 1:317 | 23 |
| Philippines | 37,703 | 1:2,685 | 193 |
| Singapore | 9,668 | 1:570 | 98 |
| United States | 6,183 | 1:58,622 | 6,947 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5,963 | 1:5,175 | 712 |
| Thailand | 4,502 | 1:15,690 | 1,162 |
| Australia | 2,814 | 1:9,593 | 1,432 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,262 | 1:4,051 | 507 |
| Cameroon | 1,997 | 1:10,400 | 1,381 |
| Indonesia | 1,362 | 1:97,099 | 10,082 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,242 | 1:6,565 | 436 |
| Canada | 1,194 | 1:30,859 | 4,024 |
| England | 760 | 1:73,313 | 8,360 |
| Qatar | 649 | 1:3,633 | 367 |
| Hong Kong | 464 | 1:15,809 | 389 |
| New Zealand | 346 | 1:13,088 | 2,276 |
| Jamaica | 280 | 1:10,250 | 1,095 |
| Turkey | 274 | 1:284,020 | 18,910 |
| Brunei | 256 | 1:1,636 | 316 |
| Netherlands | 245 | 1:68,927 | 11,758 |
| China | 217 | 1:6,301,021 | 497 |
| Peru | 190 | 1:167,285 | 8,420 |
| Kuwait | 174 | 1:21,843 | 2,878 |
| Taiwan | 154 | 1:152,239 | 1,359 |
| Panama | 138 | 1:28,350 | 1,690 |
| Bahrain | 132 | 1:10,217 | 1,962 |
| Oman | 110 | 1:33,527 | 2,360 |
| India | 102 | 1:7,520,249 | 162,050 |
| Japan | 93 | 1:1,374,670 | 23,414 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| France | 54 | 1:1,230,050 | 127,496 |
| Sweden | 49 | 1:200,954 | 13,911 |
| Chile | 45 | 1:391,477 | 10,650 |
| Germany | 44 | 1:1,829,670 | 103,431 |
| Vietnam | 32 | 1:2,895,189 | 2,272 |
| Ireland | 31 | 1:151,901 | 6,891 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:184,614 | 10,113 |
| Russia | 28 | 1:5,147,252 | 226,919 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Micronesia | 24 | 1:4,427 | 583 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Myanmar | 16 | 1:3,246,124 | 792 |
| South Korea | 16 | 1:3,202,516 | 604 |
| Northern Ireland | 15 | 1:123,002 | 7,073 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Cambodia | 11 | 1:1,407,922 | 6,192 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Macau | 9 | 1:66,848 | 400 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| East Timor | 4 | 1:303,982 | 255 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Nauru | 1 | 1:11,879 | 452 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Yap (11,351) may also be a first name.
Yap Demographics
Yap Political Affiliation
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Yap Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yap Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yap (Hindi: यप, Oriya: ଯପ, Russian: Яп) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yap? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yap is the 3,252nd most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 42,038 people. The last name Yap is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Yap live; 84 percent live in Southeast Asia and 55 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 56,272nd most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 11,351 people.
Yap is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is held by 93,129 people, or 1 in 317. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Selangor, where 45 percent reside, Johor, where 13 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia this surname occurs in 102 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 22 percent reside and Singapore, where 6 percent reside.
Yap Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Yap has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Yap surname rose 76,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Yap Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Yap surname is principally Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Yap last name are 8.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.08% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Yap earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 3.44% more than the national average, earning 357,996 kr per year; in Peru they earn 9.52% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,539 per year; in South Africa they earn 34.38% more than the national average, earning R 319,332 per year; in United States they earn 20.81% more than the national average, earning $52,130 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.18% more than the national average, earning $55,734 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yapp | 86 | 5,600 | / |
| Yape | 86 | 5,253 | / |
| Yhap | 86 | 645 | / |
| Yiap | 86 | 251 | / |
| Yaps | 86 | 233 | / |
| Yaap | 86 | 100 | / |
| Yoap | 86 | 29 | / |
| Yaph | 86 | 7 | / |
| Yasp | 86 | 4 | / |
| Yahp | 86 | 3 | / |
| Yadp | 86 | 3 | / |
| Hyap | 86 | 3 | / |
| Yapı | 86 | 3 | / |
| Yazp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yabp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yapf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ya | 80 | 500,316 | / |
| Yaphe | 75 | 164 | / |
| Yaspe | 75 | 105 | / |
| Yappe | 75 | 61 | / |
| Yahap | 75 | 46 | / |
| Yahup | 75 | 32 | / |
| Yapps | 75 | 28 | / |
| Aiyap | 75 | 25 | / |
| Yaoop | 75 | 16 | / |
| Hyapp | 75 | 5 | / |
| Yhapp | 75 | 5 | / |
| Yaaph | 75 | 4 | / |
| Yiapp | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yaphp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ayyap | 75 | 2 | / |
| D'Yap | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jyapt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jyajp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yiape | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yazpe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yav | 67 | 46,743 | / |
| Yat | 67 | 46,191 | / |
| Yas | 67 | 34,336 | / |
| Yah | 67 | 23,022 | / |
| Yaa | 67 | 17,984 | / |
| Yoa | 67 | 17,443 | / |
| Yaz | 67 | 7,776 | / |
| Yay | 67 | 6,804 | / |
| Yad | 67 | 5,242 | / |
| Yab | 67 | 3,354 | / |
| Yaş | 67 | 2,116 | / |
| Jap | 67 | 2,056 | / |
| Yea | 67 | 1,832 | / |
| Yae | 67 | 1,334 | / |
| Hya | 67 | 1,314 | / |
| Yop | 67 | 1,107 | / |
| Yaï | 67 | 786 | / |
| Eap | 67 | 586 | / |
| Yia | 67 | 570 | / |
| Jya | 67 | 475 | / |
| Yaj | 67 | 258 | / |
| Yaî | 67 | 166 | / |
| Yha | 67 | 128 | / |
| Yapowa | 67 | 122 | / |
| Øya | 67 | 117 | / |
| Aiyape | 67 | 59 | / |
| Iap | 67 | 58 | / |
| Ayyapp | 67 | 53 | / |
| Yaç | 67 | 41 | / |
| Yapova | 67 | 21 | / |
| Yaahap | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ayiape | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eiyape | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yashpe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yahoop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaà | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yasphe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghiyap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yağ | 67 | 0 | / |
Yap Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yap in the Hindi language | ||
| यप | yapa | 75 |
| याप | yapa | 16.67 |
| यप् | yap | 8.33 |
| Yap in the Oriya language | ||
| ଯପ | yapa | 66.67 |
| ଯାପ | yapa | 33.33 |
| Yap in the Russian language | ||
| Яп | ap | - |
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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 Yap
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