Vapa Surname

109,917th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Latvia

Vapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4,0831:187,86811,411
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Latvia281:73,21610,778
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Finland241:229,02918,579
Serbia211:340,23616,447
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Vápa (1) are calculated separately.

Vapa (3,644) may also be a first name.

Vapa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vapa (Georgian: ვაფა, Hindi: वपा, Marathi: वापा, Oriya: ୱାପା, Russian: Вапа) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Vápa. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vapa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 109,917th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,722,010 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Vapa are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 117,026th most widespread first name globally, borne by 3,644 people.

This last name is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 4,083 people, or 1 in 187,868. In India Vapa is most numerous in: Tamil Nadu, where 98 percent reside, Gujarat, where 2 percent reside and Telangana, where 0 percent reside. Apart from India Vapa is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and Latvia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vápa921/
Vapaa89104/
Vapad8992/
Vappa8967/
Vaipa8941/
Vapha8931/
Vapat8916/
Vapai8916/
Vaepa8913/
Vaspa899/
Vahpa896/
Vapas894/
Vadpa894/
Vaapa894/
Vapaj893/
Vapay892/
Vhapa891/
Vatpa891/
Vaupa891/
Vajpai80583/
Vaipai80194/
Vappas8046/
Vajpay8029/
Vapaus8023/
Vahapa808/
Vapadh806/
Vapaya803/
Vaspat803/
Vaaipa803/
Vaphai801/
Vaphat801/
Vaspai801/
Vaypay801/
Vapaai801/
Vaypai801/
Vatpat801/
Wapa755,272/
Bapa754,895/
Vapi751,214/
Vepa75831/
Vape75236/
Fapa7552/
Uapa7522/
Vopa7519/
Vapo758/
Vapj752/
Vaiphai73340/
Vajpaee7319/
Vapheas7319/
Vhaipai7315/
Vaipa'e736/
Veapaad733/
Vahappa731/
Vaijpai731/
Vaddppa731/
Vaitpad731/
Vaiphat731/
Bappa6711,922/
Bapat6711,475/
Badpa674,869/
Mpapa672,339/
Bapad671,302/
Vopat67810/
Waipa67668/
Bhapa67662/
Vaphi67654/
Vaper67597/
Wapai67569/
Veapi67321/
Wahpa67278/
Wapea67223/
Bapai67164/
Wapha67163/
Baipa67158/
Vapit67152/
Phapa67116/
Wappa67112/
Babpa67112/
Npapa67104/
Waypa6789/
Waepa6780/
Wapau6767/
Veipa6766/
Bapha6756/
Fappa6756/
Wapay6749/
Faipa6737/
Vapis6733/
Vaipi6725/
Baspa6724/
Bapea6724/
Wapah6723/
Vappi6722/
Vapee6722/
Vapot6722/
Vapio6722/
Vaipo6721/
Bapah6721/
Wuapa6720/
Baupa6720/
Bapas6719/
Baapa6717/
Baypa6714/
Fapad6713/
Huapa6713/
Fapat6712/
Bapay6712/
Weapa6712/
Uapai6712/
Vaspe6710/
Vapeh6710/
Vapou679/
Veepa678/
Wajpa677/
Vaspi677/
Bapaa676/
Veppa676/
Voipa676/
Vaupe676/
Waupa675/
Vepaa674/
Fapas674/
Vepai674/
Bapfa674/
Vapes673/
Bajpa673/
Vopai673/
Wapaa673/
Wwapa673/
Vaapi673/
Waapa673/
Vajpe672/
Vopap672/
Voppa672/
Vadpe672/
Vapos672/
Vappo672/
Bapoa672/
Fapay672/
Bazpa671/
Batpa671/
Bapau671/
Bapaz671/
Bahpa671/
Voopa671/
Vopay671/
Vohpa671/
Uappa671/
Vapet671/
Vapij671/
Vappe671/
Vajpi671/
Vaape671/
Vadpi671/
Vaupy671/
Wapfa671/
Vahpi671/
Vapie671/
Vapoo671/
Vapui671/
Vaaipaya671/
Faupa671/
Fapai671/
Fapha671/
Bapaï671/
Bapga671/
Vaphe671/
Vaspo671/
Vhape671/

Vapa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vapa in the Georgian language
ვაფაvapa-
Vapa in the Hindi language
वपाvapa-
Vapa in the Oriya language
ୱାପାwapa-
Vapa in the Marathi language
वापाvapa71.43
वपा-याvapa-ya14.29
वपाvapa14.29
Vapa in the Russian language
Вапаvapa-

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