Given name & surname · also Hokkien
Yap
Yap is a surname from Hokkien, ultimately from Hakka. It is used in English, Tagalog, Indonesian, and Cebuano.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Yap comes from Hokkien, and ultimately from Hakka.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Yap’s family of names
In Indonesian usage, Yap as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with YIP. In Indonesian usage, Yap as a surname has a related form in Ijap. In Cebuano usage, Yap as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with IP.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Yap has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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