Yapa Surname

11,301st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Yapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka25,5081:81698
India19,7851:38,7702,735
Thailand1,4521:48,6495,675
Papua New Guinea1,2321:6,618446
Turkey1,0021:77,6667,140
United Arab Emirates1161:78,9857,143
Indonesia951:1,392,09795,389
Australia771:350,59429,558
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Ivory Coast711:324,94711,901
Qatar591:39,9664,109
England351:1,591,94567,242
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Oman61:614,6626,082
France51:13,284,544357,392
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Yapa (9,058) may also be a first name.

Yapa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yapa (Hindi: यपा, Marathi: यापा, Russian: Япа) is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yapa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,301st most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 146,548 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Yapa reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 65,416th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 9,058 people.

Yapa is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 25,508 people, or 1 in 816. Aside from Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 50 countries. It is also found in India, where 40 percent reside and Thailand, where 3 percent reside.

Yapa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yapa surname are 34.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 81.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

Yapa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.62% less than the national average, earning $40,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yappa894,157/
Yapha89871/
Yapai89230/
Yapas89207/
Yapea89133/
Yapat89102/
Yapau8947/
Yahpa8945/
Yoapa8941/
Yadpa8940/
Yaapa8933/
Yapay8926/
Yapah8917/
Yaspa8916/
Yapaz8916/
Yapoa8915/
Jyapa8914/
Yhapa8911/
Yiapa8910/
Yapap899/
Yapad894/
Yatpa893/
Yapaa892/
Yapfa891/
Yaphai80348/
Yapaya80214/
Aiyapa80110/
Ayyapa8034/
Yapait8032/
Yapaja8023/
Yihapa8021/
Yaaipa8020/
Yaipah8019/
Yapaud8018/
Yapeau8015/
Yiapas8011/
Yaphay805/
Yapaha805/
Yappah804/
Yappas803/
Yaphau803/
Yaphat802/
Yahapa802/
Yaspha802/
Aayapa801/
Yhapaa801/
Yadpap801/
Yadppa801/
Jyapah801/
Yaappa801/
Yatdpa801/
Yaspas801/
Yapash801/
Yadpat801/
Hyapha801/
Yapo7559,065/
Yapi7558,523/
Japa757,923/
Yape755,253/
Yopa752,403/
Iapa7561/
Yapy7560/
Eapa7543/
Yapı753/
Yapó751/
Ayyappa73943/
Aiyappa73447/
Uiyapat7340/
Aayappa7333/
Yahapai7332/
Yapeaud7312/
Yatphat735/
Oiyapat734/
Ayyapat732/
Yahappa732/
Yaspaha731/
Hyapaud731/
Yaphahu731/
Yaphais731/
Yaphaiy731/
Yappeau731/
Yapaghi731/
Yiappas731/
Uyyapat731/
Japay672,597/
Yapit671,073/
Yaphi671,065/
Japad67786/
Yapis67758/
Jhapa67576/
Jappa67486/
Japat67373/
Yappo67368/
Yapot67254/
Yapet67235/
Yapie67233/
Yappi67200/
Yappy67200/
Jaspa67183/
Yapio67180/
Yaphe67164/
Japas67157/
Jaipa67157/
Japaz67145/
Uiyaphat67143/
Yaspe67105/
Yopai67101/
Yapoi6794/
Yotpa6784/
Yapes6783/
Japha6780/
Yoppa6779/
Ihapa6769/
Yappe6761/
Yapez6761/
Japai6759/
Ehapa6753/
Jaapa6749/
Jahpa6747/
Yapoh6747/
Japaa6744/
Yaspi6743/
Japau6739/
Ijapa6735/
Yospa6733/
Yoape6733/
Yaper6732/
Japah6732/
Jaupa6732/
Yapui6726/
Yapiz6724/
Yapou6724/
Yopah6722/
Yapip6721/
Yapei6720/
Yapep6719/
Yoapy6717/
Yodpa6716/
Yapid6715/
Yapeo6715/
Yapho6714/
Jiapa6713/
Yahpi6712/
Eappa6710/
Iapas6710/
Yapos6710/
Yapyo6710/
Yapuo679/
Ioapa678/
Yaspo677/
Iahpa677/
Yapii675/
Eapai675/
Yapee675/
Jyapi674/
Yapey674/
Iapha674/
Giapa674/
Uyyaphat674/
Japap673/
Heapa673/
Yaapi673/
Yaphy673/
Yapoo672/
Yapeu672/
Yapuy672/
Yoopa672/
Jyopa671/
Hayyappa671/
Jadpa671/
Hyapi671/
Iappa671/
Ayyappas671/
Ayyappat671/
Gayyappa671/
Yapop671/
Yhopa671/
Yahaphaj671/
Jaypa671/
Hyopa671/
Iapaz671/
Yaaipaya671/
Yiape671/
Yhapy671/
Joypa671/
Yazpe671/
Yatpo671/
Yaphj671/
Japea671/

Yapa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yapa in the Marathi language
यापाyapa-
Yapa in the Hindi language
यपाyapa54.55
यापाyapa45.45
Yapa in the Russian language
Япаapa-

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Footnotes

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