Yapasi Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

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

Yapasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yapasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea961:84,93511,249
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India131:59,005,029552,550

Yapasi (22) may also be a first name.

Yapasi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yapasi is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yapasi? popularity and diffusion

Yapasi is the 1,573,888th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. Yapasi is predominantly found in Oceania, where 74 percent of Yapasi are found; 74 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 74 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used forename throughout the world, held by 22 people.

This surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 84,935. In Papua New Guinea Yapasi is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 67 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 18 percent reside and West Sepik, where 8 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yapasit9287/
Yapashi921/
Yapaci8393/
Yapasa8369/
Yapagi8361/
Yapaji8341/
Japasi837/
Yapase831/
Yapağci77108/
Yaposhi7711/
Jhapasi772/
Yajpasa771/
Japhasi771/
Yapfashije751/
Jhapasiy718/
Jaipasit714/
Jhapasih711/
Yaaipaji711/
Yopasa67975/
Yapaze6725/
Yapese6721/
Yapage6718/
Japasa6717/
Yoposi6717/
Japase6713/
Yapoji675/
Yapose674/
Japazi674/
Japaci672/
Jopasi672/
Yapoza671/
Yapatchui671/
Yopasá671/

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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
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  • 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 Yapasi
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