Yapp Surname

86,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Yapp Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the gap'; v. Gapp; compare Yates for Gates.

1620. Christopher Baylie and Elizabeth Yapp: Marriage Lic. (London).

Richard Yapp, haberdasher, 1655: Reg. St. Peter, Cornhill.

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Yapp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia2,3371:12,6211,328
England1,3211:42,1795,397
United States8161:444,19038,145
Australia3271:82,5569,565
Jamaica2961:9,6961,056
Wales1111:27,8792,864
Canada1061:347,60031,502
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Singapore561:98,3524,171
India241:31,961,058386,265
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Brunei81:52,3411,746
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Denmark61:940,78647,603
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
France51:13,284,544357,392
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5711:42,6895,371
Wales251:62,7373,061
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1371:366,56027,735

Yapp (241) may also be a first name.

Yapp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the gap'; v. Gapp; compare Yates for Gates.

1620. Christopher Baylie and Elizabeth Yapp: Marriage Lic. (London).

Richard Yapp, haberdasher, 1655: Reg. St. Peter, Cornhill.

1792. Married — Francis Yapp and Lydia Shorland: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) the North. English and scot. yap = Quick, Eager [Old English geáp, cunning, astute]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Frisian, Jabbo, Jabbe; from the German, Jaap; from the Flemish, Jabé; from the Danish, Jappe; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Yapp Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yapp (Russian: Япп) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yapp? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 86,074th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,301,347 people. The surname Yapp is predominantly found in Asia, where 45 percent of Yapp live; 43 percent live in Southeast Asia and 42 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 575,894th most common given name internationally, borne by 241 people.

This last name is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 2,337 people, or 1 in 12,621. In Malaysia it is most common in: Sabah, where 88 percent reside, Sarawak, where 4 percent reside and Selangor, where 2 percent reside. Beside Malaysia it exists in 34 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Yapp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yapp has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Yapp last name rose 231 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 596 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 444 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yapp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yapp last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Yapp earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 110.97% more than the national average, earning R 501,348 per year; in United States they earn 22.34% more than the national average, earning $52,787 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.18% more than the national average, earning $55,238 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yappe8961/
Yapps8928/
Yhapp895/
Hyapp895/
Yiapp893/
Yaphp892/
Yap86173,355/
Ayyapp8053/
Yape755,253/
Yopp751,835/
Japp751,321/
Yhap75645/
Yiap75251/
Yaps75233/
Yaap75100/
Iapp7546/
Yoap7529/
Yaph757/
Yasp754/
Yapı753/
Hyap753/
Yahp753/
Yadp753/
Eapp752/
Yapf751/
Yabp751/
Yazp751/
Ya67500,316/
Jappe671,078/
Yaphe67164/
Iappe67151/
Yaspe67105/
Yahap6746/
Yopps6735/
Yahup6732/
Aiyap6725/
Yaoop6716/
Japps676/
Yoppe675/
Yaaph674/
Jjapp673/
Hiapp672/
Ayyap672/
Jyapt671/
Jyajp671/
Yiape671/
D'Yap671/
Yazpe671/
Heapp671/

Yapp Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yapp in the Russian language
Яппapp-

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