Yapis Surname

449,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 758 people bear this surname

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

Yapis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yapis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea4931:16,5391,641
Turkey2141:363,65222,684
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yapis (326) may also be a first name.

Yapis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yapis (Russian: Япись) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yapis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yapis is the 449,013th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 9,614,177 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 65 percent of Yapis reside; 65 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 65 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Yapis is also the 485,722nd most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 326 people.

The last name is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 493 people, or 1 in 16,539. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Enga, where 72 percent reside, East Sepik, where 10 percent reside and National Capital District, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 28 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yapise918/
Yiapis918/
Yapies911/
Yaphis911/
Yapi8958,523/
Yahapis8313/
Yaphais831/
Yapit801,073/
Yaphi801,065/
Yapie80233/
Yapai80230/
Yappi80200/
Japis80186/
Yapio80180/
Yapoi8094/
Yapes8083/
Yaspi8043/
Yapui8026/
Yapiz8024/
Yapip8021/
Yapei8020/
Yopis8017/
Yapid8015/
Yahpi8012/
Yapii805/
Jyapi804/
Yaapi803/
Yapic802/
Hyapi801/
Yapisova771/
Yaphai73348/
Japies73180/
Aiyapi7343/
Japhis7334/
Yapait7332/
Giapis7331/
Yaphio7327/
Yapese7321/
Jaupis7311/
Japuis736/
Yaspes735/
Yaphie735/
Yopies733/
Hyappi733/
Ayyapi733/
Japish732/
Jaspis732/
Yasphi731/
Yiapui731/
Yiapio731/
Yospis731/
Yahapi731/
Yapets731/
Yapesh731/
Yaspit731/
Yappie731/
Ioapis730/
Yapa6749,728/
Yape675,253/
Yopi671,321/
Japi671,253/
Yapy6760/
Yahapai6732/
Eapi6727/
Jappies6726/
Jaapies6722/
Yioupis6714/
Iapi676/
Yapı673/
Yapaghi671/
Yaphaiy671/
Jaupois671/
Japhais671/
Japitse671/
Agiopis671/
Ahayapi671/

Yapis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yapis in the Russian language
Яписьapis-

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