Yapu Surname

136,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Yapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru1,1321:28,0782,935
Bolivia9761:10,8771,158
Papua New Guinea5901:13,8201,308
Indonesia1781:742,97357,103
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
India501:15,341,308250,737
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Ecuador291:548,47711,265
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Yapú (3) are calculated separately.

Yapu (1,596) may also be a first name.

Yapu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yapu (Hindi: यपू, Marathi: यापु, Oriya: ୟାପୁ) is most common in Peru. It can be found as: Yapú. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yapu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yapu is the 136,121st most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,209,686 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Yapu reside; 66 percent reside in South America and 65 percent reside in Andean South America. Yapu is also the 193,491st most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,596 people.

It is most frequently used in Peru, where it is held by 1,132 people, or 1 in 28,078. In Peru Yapu is most frequent in: Lima Province, where 26 percent live, Cusco Region, where 25 percent live and Puno Region, where 25 percent live. Apart from Peru this surname occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Bolivia, where 30 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent live.

Yapu Last Name Statistics demography

Yapu earn significantly less than the average income. In Peru they earn 27.74% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,008 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yapú923/
Jyapu89465/
Yaput89220/
Yapud89111/
Yatpu8959/
Yapgu8954/
Yapau8947/
Yapus8928/
Yapup8927/
Yapui8926/
Yapou8924/
Yaspu8915/
Yappu896/
Yapeu892/
Yapuy892/
Yaphu892/
Yadpu891/
Yiapu891/
Ayyapu80257/
Eyyapu8062/
Yiapeu8026/
Yapaud8018/
Jyapus8011/
Aiyapu8010/
Uyyapu808/
Yasdpu803/
Yaphau803/
Yiapui801/
Yadpud801/
Yiapou801/
Yiapus801/
Japu75386/
Yopu7578/
Eapu7518/
Iapu754/
Yapó751/
Ayyadpu7322/
Ayyappu7310/
Yahphuj731/
Yaphahu731/
Gaayapu731/
Eyyappu731/
Hyapaud731/
Jhapu67795/
Japus67665/
Japuz67382/
Ijapu67180/
Jaapu6743/
Jappu6743/
Yopou6741/
Japau6739/
Jaypu6723/
Japut6721/
Japou6719/
Japui6713/
Yapoe6713/
Japuš678/
Iatpu678/
Jadpu677/
Giapu677/
Jaipu676/
Iapui675/
Japhu674/
Jiapu674/
Japuu673/
Jatpu673/
Japud672/
Yapoo672/
Eappu671/
Japuh671/
Yoopu671/
Japeu671/
Jjapu671/
I'Apu671/
Yopeu671/
Yobpu671/
Yohpu671/

Yapu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yapu in the Hindi language
यपूyapu-
Yapu in the Oriya language
ୟାପୁyapu66.67
ୟପୁyapu33.33
Yapu in the Marathi language
यापुyapu60
इ-यापूi-yapu20
इ-यापुi-yapu20

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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 Yapu
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