Where Does The Last Name Yap Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Yap (Hindi: यप, Oriya: ଯପ, Russian: Яп) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yap? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Yap is the 3,252^nd most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,038 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 56,272^nd most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 11,351 people.

The surname Yap is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is carried by 93,129 people, or 1 in 317. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Selangor, where 45 percent live, Johor, where 13 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 12 percent live. Other than Malaysia this last name is found in 102 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 22 percent live and Singapore, where 6 percent live.

Yap Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Yap has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Yap last name grew 76,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yap Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Yap surname are 8.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.08% being registered with 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.