Yapuk Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Yapuk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 36 | 1:226,492 | 31,172 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Yapuk (114) may also be a first name.
Yapuk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yapuk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yapuk (Marathi: यापुक) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Yapuk.
How Common Is The Last Name Yapuk? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yapuk is the 3,017,195th most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 86 percent of Yapuk live; 86 percent live in Oceania Islands and 86 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 877,214th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 114 people.
Yapuk is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 226,492. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: East Sepik, where 78 percent reside, Morobe, where 17 percent reside and Madang, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent reside and Russia, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yaphuk | 91 | 9 | / |
| Yapukh | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yapuuk | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yapok | 80 | 190 | / |
| Yapuc | 80 | 69 | / |
| Japuk | 80 | 20 | / |
| Jaipuk | 73 | 13 | / |
| Yoopuk | 73 | 5 | / |
| Joypuk | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jaiphuk | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yooupuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yapuque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaphook | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoophuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Japok | 60 | 286 | / |
| Yapoc | 60 | 151 | / |
| Yapog | 60 | 89 | / |
| Yapogh | 55 | 3 | / |
| Joopuk | 55 | 2 | / |
| Hiapok | 55 | 2 | / |
| Jaipok | 55 | 1 | / |
| Jaipook | 50 | 48 | / |
| Joypook | 50 | 2 | / |
| Joophuk | 50 | 2 | / |
| Iapuque | 50 | 1 | / |
| Joiphuk | 50 | 1 | / |
Yapuk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yapuk in the Marathi language | ||
| यापुक | yapuka | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yapuk
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