Forename Japheth

Throughout the world, Japheth (Japhet , Japheth , يافث ) is a widespread primarily boy's, but very infrequently female first name. The given name Japheth is habitual in Tanzania, where it is quite a common masculine name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a common predominantly male, but scarcely girly name, and Israel, where it is quite a common male name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Nigeria. Very seldom, Japheth is the last name as well as the forename.

Japheth is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Japheth

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Japhet, Japheth	Tanzania, Philippines, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria
يافث	Iraq, Iran

First names said to be same

Jafet, Jafeth, Jáfet, Yaphet, Yefet, Джафет, Яфет, and יפת

First name Japheth in the context

Japheth is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Japhet , the operatic character in the opera Noé.

Characteristic surnames

Lim, Samuel, Kemboi, Kiptoo, Pineda, Daniel, Joseph, Taylor, Thomas, Otieno, Wambua, Wilson, Michael, Musyoka, Mutinda, Saecker, Cheruiyot, Kilonzo, Johnson, Onyango, Ochieng, Emmanuel, Miller, Martin, Yoder, Otiso, Bett, Paul, John, Nuhu, Moore, Musau, Mutai, Mutua, Myers, Smith, Tay Jin He, Baker, Korir, Kirui, Peter, David, Dodds, Lucas, Jacob, James, Jones, Hardy, Bolos, and Pangilinan