Family name Ñapa (Yapa 
, Ñapa) , throughout the world, is a common surname. The surname Ñapa is habitual in Sri Lanka, where it is quite a common surname, Qatar, where it is quite a rare surname, and India. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in India, Sri Lanka, and Turkey. Much less frequently, Ñapa is the forename as well as the last name.