Nokapa Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Nokapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nokapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Nokapa (45) may also be a first name.

Nokapa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nokapa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nokapa occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nokapa? popularity and diffusion

Nokapa is the 6,063,924th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 70 percent of Nokapa reside; 70 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 60 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Nokapa is also the 1,504,468th most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 45 people.

The surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 20 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nokapai921/
Nookapai8615/
Nokhapha861/
Nakapa83730/
Nokopa83117/
Nekapa8364/
Nokapi831/
Nokape831/
Nakhapa7792/
Nukapai7724/
Naekapa777/
Noukapo777/
Nakapha776/
Nakappa775/
Naakapa773/
Nokapit773/
Nakapaa772/
Nukaipa772/
Nokapei771/
Nukapay771/
Noukape771/
Nakaipa771/
Nakapaya7111/
Nakkapat712/
Noukapep711/
Nukapaya711/
Nakkappa711/
Noukapeu711/
Nokope67183/
Nacapa6770/
Nakopa6761/
Nakapi6733/
Nakape6714/
Nakapo679/
Necapa676/
Nekapo674/
Nakaipaya674/
Nukapy673/
Nakepa672/
Nokopo672/
Nukapi671/
Nukape671/

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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
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  • 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 Nokapa
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