Uape Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

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

Uape Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Uape (12) may also be a first name.

Uape Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uape occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Uape click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uape? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 94 percent of Uape live; 94 percent live in Oceania Islands and 94 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 12 people.

Uape is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea Uape is primarily concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 86 percent live, Central, where 7 percent live and Chimbu, where 7 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and Thailand, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huape89945/
Uapes892/
Wuape891/
Uaper891/
Uap86580/
Huapet805/
Huaype805/
Huapei801/
Uhaupe801/
Huaspe801/
Huapes800/
Wape751,397/
Bape75792/
Vape75236/
Vuap75210/
Uapa7522/
Uapi758/
Huap754/
Wuap753/
Uayp752/
Uapp752/
Uapf751/
Uahp751/
Uapt751/
Uapz751/
Uasp751/
Huaphet7331/
Huatpea732/
Huapeth731/
Huapech731/
Bappe67866/
Vaper67597/
Waspe67379/
Baipe67327/
Weape67308/
Wapea67223/
Wapee67180/
Waipe67143/
Wapie6771/
Wapei6759/
Wapeh6749/
Wapeu6746/
Huapi6737/
Bapei6733/
Wajpe6726/
Bapea6724/
Woupe6723/
Weupe6723/
Vapee6722/
Wuapa6720/
Huapeach6719/
Boupe6715/
Huapa6713/
Uapai6712/
Baupe6711/
Vaspe6710/
Wappe6710/
Vapeh6710/
Baype6710/
Vaupe676/
Uopez675/
Wuapi675/
Huapetch675/
Vapes673/
Voupe673/
Wapej673/
Bapee673/
Vajpe672/
Baphe672/
Vadpe672/
Babpe671/
Beape671/
Bapfe671/
Buope671/
Uhope671/
Vapet671/
Uappa671/
Vapie671/
Vappe671/
Vaape671/
Uoppe671/
Huabphet671/
Huapecht671/
Uabpy671/
Waphe671/
Vhape671/
Vaphe671/
Bapey671/
Wapep671/
Wabpe670/
Waupe670/
Huapt670/

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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
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  • 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 Uape
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