Zhaparov or Japarov (Cyrillic: Жапаров) is a Kipchak Turkic masculine surname, its feminine counterpart being Zhaparova or Japarova. The surname loans itself from the Russian suffix "-ov" or "-ova", meaning "son of" or "daughter of", and Japar/Zhapar, the Kipchak Turkic form of the Arabic name Ja'far. It may refer to