Yapeya Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

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

Yapeya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yapeya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Yapeya (14) may also be a first name.

Yapeya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yapeya occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yapeya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yapeya is the 6,063,924th most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 90 percent of Yapeya live; 90 percent live in Oceania Islands and 90 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 14 people.

This surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Hela, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea Yapeya occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yapeyau921/
Yapea91133/
Yapey914/
Yahpeyah861/
Yapaya83214/
Yapiya8358/
Yapeyu837/
Yopeya834/
Yapoey831/
Yapuya831/
Japeya831/
Yapayap7728/
Yapiyah777/
Yappiya776/
Yapie73233/
Yapai73230/
Yapae7399/
Yapau7347/
Yapay7326/
Yapei7320/
Yapoa7315/
Yopea7313/
Yapoe7313/
Yapee735/
Japey732/
Yapaa732/
Yapuy732/
Yapeu732/
Japea731/
Yapayaya717/
Yaaipaya711/
Yahpuyah711/
Yaphai67348/
Yapaji6741/
Jaipea6738/
Heapey6736/
Yapaye6733/
Yapait6732/
Yiapeu6726/
Yapaja6723/
Yapaud6718/
Yapiyo6710/
Yapiye676/
Yaphay675/
Yaphie675/
Yapuyo674/
Yaphau673/
Jappey672/
Yabpoy671/
Jappea671/
Japeyi671/
Eappey671/
Yhapaa671/
Yoapee671/
Yapoyo671/
Geapea671/
Yappie671/
Yapaie671/
Yapowe671/
Yapayi671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Yapeya
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