Where Does The Last Name Yapon Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Yapon (Russian: Япон) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yapon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yapon? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Yapon is the 1,596,935^th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Yapon reside; 98 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 98 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Yapon is also the 562,655^th most common first name in the world, held by 251 people.

The last name Yapon is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 65,756. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 35 percent are found, West Sepik, where 31 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 30 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 2 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.