Yapam Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

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

Yapam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yapam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Yapam (99) may also be a first name.

Yapam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yapam (Hindi: यपम) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Yapam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yapam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Yapam reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 951,070th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 99 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Yapam is primarily concentrated in: Enga, where 50 percent reside, East Sepik, where 25 percent reside and Madang, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Yapam is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent reside and Malaysia, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yapaim9133/
Yapeam916/
Yapame915/
Ayyapam832/
Yapeame831/
Yapatim831/
Yapan803,200/
Yapom8050/
Japam8027/
Yaphatem771/
Yappan736,027/
Yapang73686/
Yapane73190/
Yiapan73181/
Yapain73142/
Yaphan73106/
Yaphom7391/
Yaspan7369/
Jhapam733/
Hyapan731/
Jaipam731/
Giapam731/
Yapeim731/
Iapham730/
Ayyapan67177/
Yatphan6794/
Jaipeam6737/
Aiyapan6719/
Yapasen6718/
Yapağan6715/
Yapphan6711/
Yashpan678/
Jaypame675/
Yapeang674/
Eiyapan672/
Yapgoum671/
Yopeame671/
Yopasem671/
Yappang671/
Yaphant671/
Yophame671/
Yaphank671/
Yapaing671/

Yapam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yapam in the Hindi language
यपमyapama-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yapam
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