Yapani Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

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

Yapani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yapani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1081:75,4979,888
India111:69,733,217610,955
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Yapani (133) may also be a first name.

Yapani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yapani is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yapani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,551,568th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname Yapani is primarily found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Yapani are found; 83 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 83 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Yapani is also the 804,402nd most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 133 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 75,497. In Papua New Guinea Yapani is mostly found in: Enga, where 91 percent are found, West New Britain, where 7 percent are found and Bougainville, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yiapani9261/
Yapanis9238/
Yapangi924/
Yapaini921/
Yadpani921/
Yapanyi921/
Yaphanit86259/
Yiapanis8690/
Yapana83647/
Japani83469/
Yapane83190/
Yopani8331/
Yaponi8328/
Yapany835/
Yaphanich8011/
Ayyapanei801/
Japanis7722/
Jaipani7713/
Jaupani7711/
Japangi7710/
Yapaner779/
Jappani777/
Japaini776/
Japanni775/
Yappana774/
Japanai774/
Japaani773/
Yophani773/
Yaponai772/
Jaypani772/
Yiapana772/
Japhani772/
Yapanee771/
Jahpani771/
Joypani771/
Yaapana771/
Yapauna771/
Yapouni771/
Giapani771/
Yaphana771/
Jhapaniy716/
Ayyappaanni711/
Yopangoi711/
Yodpanit711/
Japanaia711/
Yappanna711/
Yodpanid711/
Jappaani711/
Japoni67841/
Japana67350/
Japane67145/
Yotphanit6772/
Jopani6756/
Japany6716/
Yopane6716/
Yopana6714/
Yodpanich6713/
Japanh674/
Eapane674/
Yapone672/
Yaapanaya671/
Jaupanich671/

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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 Yapani
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