Japhet is used as a family name or surname in Tanzania. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Japhet
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Tanzania
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Japhet

How popular is Japhet?

Japhet is common in Tanzania.

Japhet is ranked 14669 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Japhet bearers increased by 5.179283 per cent in 2010 US census to 264 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1227 spots and ranked at 73464. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.85 88.05
American Indian and Alaska Native 7.2 5.58
Black 6.06 2.79
Japhet is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Tanzania which signifies that it is originated from Tanzania. Around 35916 people have been found who wears Japhet as their family name. Japhet is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
3,712 Iceland10
746,494 India7
112,145 Spain7
720,003 Russia4
381,097 Ukraine4
1,418 Madagascar3
3,707 Malawi3
2,135 Rwanda3
8,995 Uganda2
54,641 Sweden2
54,135 Philippines2
139,444 Brazil2
118,441 Germany2
12,172 Ghana2
38,841 Scotland1
7,191 Afghanistan1
165,773 Belarus1
3,350 Fiji1
13,606 Senegal1
153,416 Italy1
56,169 Mexico1
448,262 Canada1
279,271 Australia1
47,891 Norway1
4,435 Togo1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
20,906 Israel47
31,692 Zimbabwe40
36,547 Switzerland27
107,506 England27
Countries with hundreds of Japhet:
4,304 Cameroon793
8,131 Kenya628
66,315 United States376
42,934 France233
32,575 South Africa164
2,148 Namibia163
Countries with thousands of Japhet:
3,960 Nigeria6,113
Countries with ten thousands of Japhet:
190 Tanzania27,241
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Comments

C
Charlott Estelle
Japhet is a name of biblical origin, derived from the Hebrew yephet, which expands, name of one of three son of Noe.

Japhet Namesakes

  • Sara Japhet, Author
  • Gilad Japhet, Executive
  • Gilad Japhet, Executive
  • Wendy Japhet, Film producer
  • Sara Japhet, Author
  • Jule Japhet, Actress
  • Kirilo Japhet, Author
  • Jule Japhet, Actress

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