Globally, Japa (Japa 
) is a common predominantly masculine, but very infrequently female first name. The given name Japa is habitual in India, where it is quite a rare primarily boy's, but very infrequently female name, Tunisia, where it is a rare masculine name, and Indonesia, where it is a rare dominantly male, but seldom female name. Much less frequently, Japa is the last name as well as the forename.