Yapela Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Yapela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yapela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands741:7,8381,260
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Yapela (12) may also be a first name.

Yapela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yapela occurs more in The Solomon Islands more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yapela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,484,726th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Yapela live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 52 percent live in Solomonic Oceania. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent given name internationally, held by 12 people.

The last name Yapela is most common in The Solomon Islands, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 7,838. In The Solomon Islands Yapela is primarily found in: Temotu Province, where 51 percent live and Capital Territory, where 49 percent live. Outside of The Solomon Islands this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaapela924/
Yatpela921/
Yappela921/
Yapla91131/
Yahapela864/
Yapele83486/
Yapala83463/
Yapola83130/
Yapelo8344/
Iapela8314/
Yapeli835/
Yapila834/
Yopela832/
Yaplat831/
Yaphila77213/
Iapella77173/
Jaspela7780/
Yapello7717/
Yapalla7710/
Yappele778/
Yapolha777/
Yapolai774/
Yapelet773/
Yappala773/
Japhela772/
Yapolla771/
Yapeleu771/
Yapilya771/
Yapaila771/
Yadpeli771/
Yopla731,765/
Japla735/
Eapla731/
Yaplo731/
Yòpla731/
Yapaaila7154/
Yappelet7116/
Aiyapala716/
Yaaupala715/
Iappella711/
Yaauppla711/
Yapholha711/
Yahapala711/
Japala67543/
Japelj67531/
Yapili6781/
Yopele6757/
Japely6734/
Japele6733/
Japola6732/
Jopela6727/
Ayyapilla678/
Yoplad677/
Iapala676/
Jhapla676/
Yapolo674/
Jadpla674/
Japeli674/
Japila673/
Yapélé672/
Yopala672/
Jaipla672/
Yoplas672/
Yapley671/
Eapila671/
Yaauppala671/
Yapleu671/
Yapalo671/
Yapilo671/
Yopelo671/
Jaapla671/
Iapele671/
Aayapilla671/
Japhla671/
Yopila671/
Yoplat671/
Yopola671/
Eaplai671/
Japloa671/

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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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  • 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 Yapela
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