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

Yapis (Russian: Япись) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yapis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yapis is the 449,013th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,614,177 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 65 percent of Yapis are found; 65 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 65 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 485,722nd most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 326 people.

The last name Yapis is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 493 people, or 1 in 16,539. In Papua New Guinea Yapis is mostly concentrated in: Enga, where 72 percent live, East Sepik, where 10 percent live and National Capital District, where 9 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 28 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

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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