Yapau Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

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

Yapau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yapau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340

Yapau (13) may also be a first name.

Yapau Last Name Facts

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

Yapau is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yapau? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,843,861st most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name Yapau is primarily found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Yapau reside; 96 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 96 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Yapau is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 13 people.

The last name Yapau is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 189,621. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: West Sepik, where 63 percent reside, Western, where 35 percent reside and East Sepik, where 2 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent reside and Malaysia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yapaud9118/
Yapeau9115/
Yaphau913/
Yapa8949,728/
Yapu893,298/
Yapeaud8312/
Yapeyau831/
Hyapaud831/
Yaphahu831/
Yaphaiu831/
Yappeau831/
Yappa804,157/
Yapha80871/
Jyapu80465/
Yapai80230/
Yaput80220/
Yapas80207/
Yapea80133/
Yapud80111/
Yapat80102/
Yapae8099/
Yatpu8059/
Yapgu8054/
Yahpa8045/
Yoapa8041/
Yadpa8040/
Japau8039/
Yaapa8033/
Yapus8028/
Yapup8027/
Yapay8026/
Yapui8026/
Yapou8024/
Yapah8017/
Yaspa8016/
Yapaz8016/
Yaspu8015/
Yapoa8015/
Jyapa8014/
Yhapa8011/
Yiapa8010/
Yapap809/
Yapuo809/
Yappu806/
Yapad804/
Yatpa803/
Yapeu802/
Yapuy802/
Yapaa802/
Yaphu802/
Yadpu801/
Yapfa801/
Yiapu801/
Yaphai73348/
Ayyapu73257/
Yapaya73214/
Aiyapa73110/
Japaud7398/
Jaspau7379/
Eyyapu7362/
Yapiya7358/
Yapaji7341/
Ayyapa7334/
Yapaye7333/
Yapait7332/
Yiapeu7326/
Yapaja7323/
Yihapa7321/
Yaaipa7320/
Yaipah7319/
Jyapus7311/
Yiapas7311/
Yapeya7310/
Aiyapu7310/
Uyyapu738/
Yapeyu737/
Yaphay735/
Yapaha735/
Yappah734/
Yapuyo734/
Yasdpu733/
Yappas733/
Yaphat732/
Yahapa732/
Yaspha732/
Aayapa731/
Yhapaa731/
Yadpap731/
Yadppa731/
Yapuya731/
Jyapah731/
Yaappa731/
Yatdpa731/
Yaspas731/
Yapash731/
Yapayi731/
Yadpud731/
Yapaie731/
Yiapou731/
Yiapui731/
Yiapus731/
Yadpat731/
Hyapha731/
Hyappeauh711/
Yapo6759,065/
Japa677,923/
Yopa672,403/
Ayyappa67943/
Aiyappa67447/
Japu67386/
Yopu6778/
Yopayou6771/
Iapa6761/
Eapa6743/
Uiyapat6740/
Aayappa6733/
Yahapai6732/
Yapayap6728/
Ayyadpu6722/
Eapu6718/
Ayyappu6710/
Yapiyah677/
Yappiya676/
Yatphat675/
Iapu674/
Oiyapat674/
Yapú673/
Yodpayu673/
Ayyapat672/
Yahappa672/
Eyyappu671/
Gaayapu671/
Yahphuj671/
Yaspaha671/
Yapgoue671/
Yaphais671/
Yaphaiy671/
Yapó671/
Yapaghi671/
Yiapoue671/
Yiappas671/
Uyyapat671/

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