Japanov Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Japanov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Japanov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Japanov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Japanov occurs in Kazakhstan more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Japanov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Japanov live; 93 percent live in Central Asia and 93 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.

This last name is most commonly held in Kazakhstan, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 1,360,192. In Kazakhstan Japanov is mostly concentrated in: Mangystau Region, where 92 percent are found and South Kazakhstan Region, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Kazakhstan it exists in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 7 percent are found.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Japanov
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