Yape Surname

91,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,253 people bear this surname

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

Yape Surname User-submission:

The meaning of the surname Yape is 'one gallon of water' or 'one litter water' in Waray Pilipino language.

Yape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4,0801:24,8133,325
Papua New Guinea7791:10,467905
Ivory Coast1811:127,4656,209
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
United States271:13,424,405494,117
India231:33,350,669396,143
Paraguay211:344,6075,239
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Yape (2,444) may also be a first name.

Yape Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of the surname Yape is 'one gallon of water' or 'one litter water' in Waray Pilipino language.

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Yape Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yape (Marathi: यपे) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yape.

How Common Is The Last Name Yape? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 91,148th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,387,311 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Yape live; 78 percent live in Southeast Asia and 78 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Yape is also the 149,710th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,444 people.

The surname Yape is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 4,080 people, or 1 in 24,813. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Eastern Visayas, where 38 percent live, National Capital Region, where 20 percent live and Calabarzon, where 12 percent live. Besides The Philippines this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent live.

Yape Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yape has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yape last name rose 245 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yape Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yape last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Yape earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning $32,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Yapie89233/
Yaphe89164/
Yapea89133/
Yaspe89105/
Yapes8983/
Yappe8961/
Yapez8961/
Yoape8933/
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Yap86173,355/
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Ayiape805/
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Yapi7558,523/
Yapa7549,728/
Yapp755,600/
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Yaap75100/
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Iape7525/
Eape757/
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Hyap753/
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Yazp751/
Yabp751/
Yapf751/
Haiyape7337/
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Yashpeh732/
Yappett731/
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Jaspe6710,728/
Yappa674,157/
Heape671,230/
Jappe671,078/
Yapit671,073/
Yaphi671,065/
Yapha67871/
Yapis67758/
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Yaapa6733/
Yopei6732/
Yahup6732/
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Yapps6728/
Yapay6726/
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Yohpe6722/
Giape6722/
Yapip6721/
Iapet6718/
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Yapid6715/
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Jyapa6714/
Yopea6713/
Yahpi6712/
Yhapa6711/
Yiapa6710/
Yapyo6710/
Jhape677/
Iaper677/
Jaipe676/
Yapii675/
Hyapp675/
Yhapp675/
Yoppe675/
Jyapi674/
Yopez674/
Yaaph674/
Yaapi673/
Yaphy673/
Yiapp673/
Jaape673/
Iapes673/
Yoper672/
Japed672/
Ayyap672/
Yopeh672/
Yapuy672/
Yapaa672/
Japey672/
Yaphp672/
Japje672/
Japeu671/
Jyapt671/
Jadpe671/
Hyapi671/
Ihape671/
Eaape671/
Ehape671/
Yapfa671/
Iapeh671/
Yopee671/
Iapei671/
Jaupe671/
Jyajp671/
Yopet671/
Yopeu671/
Yaeeb671/
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D'Yap671/
Ayyapeth671/
Yaieb671/
Yaphj671/
Japea671/
Iaape670/

Yape Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yape in the Marathi language
यपेyape-

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