Yapia Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

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

Yapia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yapia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1071:76,2039,993
Peru941:338,12911,875
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799

Yapia (45) may also be a first name.

Yapia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yapia occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yapia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yapia is the 1,111,382nd most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 33,276,465 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 49 percent of Yapia are found; 49 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 49 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,504,468th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 45 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 76,203. In Papua New Guinea Yapia is most prevalent in: Enga, where 36 percent live, Southern Highlands, where 36 percent live and Western Highlands, where 13 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 43 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent live.

Yapia Last Name Statistics demography

Yapia earn a lot less than the average income. In Peru they earn 39.61% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,707 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yapias91919/
Yoapia911/
Yapiaz911/
Yapiash8349/
Yapaiya836/
Yapio80180/
Iapia8059/
Yopia8031/
Japia8030/
Yapya8016/
Yapja802/
Yapaaiya771/
Yapyap7377/
Jaipia7350/
Yaphio7327/
Japhia7324/
Yopiah7311/
Yospia736/
Yiapio731/
Yopiaa731/
Yhopia731/
Yapijo731/
Japias731/
Geapia731/
Japiass675/
Jaipiea671/
Jaiphia671/
Yapeaot671/
Jahphia671/
Jahapia671/
Jaupiaj671/

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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 Yapia
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