Awapa Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Awapa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Awapa (15) may also be a first name.
Awapa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awapa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awapa is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Awapa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,116,508th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Awapa is mostly found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Awapa live; 96 percent live in Oceania Islands and 96 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 15 people.
It is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 59 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 27 percent reside and Madang, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea Awapa occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awapai | 91 | 60 | / |
| Hawapa | 91 | 27 | / |
| Awapat | 91 | 2 | / |
| Awaipai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awape | 80 | 219 | / |
| Awapi | 80 | 65 | / |
| Abapa | 80 | 54 | / |
| Awepa | 80 | 51 | / |
| Awapo | 80 | 21 | / |
| Avapa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Awopa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owapa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hauwappa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Aswaphat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awoupa | 73 | 56 | / |
| Ahwepa | 73 | 33 | / |
| Awhepa | 73 | 17 | / |
| Hawape | 73 | 12 | / |
| Aivapa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Havapa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Oswapa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Aiwape | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hawapi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Eweapa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Auwape | 73 | 3 | / |
| Evaapa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awaipo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aibapa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awopah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awuape | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awapio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abappa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abapay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awapyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahuapa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owapas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Havappa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hauwapi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aivaepa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awoshpa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abaypha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Evahapa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aivapai | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Awapa
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