Waapela Surname
6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Waapela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wapela | 92 | 1,080 | / |
| Wuapela | 86 | 6 | / |
| Waapele | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waapila | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bapela | 77 | 8,037 | / |
| Wapele | 77 | 111 | / |
| Wapala | 77 | 85 | / |
| Wapila | 77 | 83 | / |
| Wopela | 77 | 71 | / |
| Wapola | 77 | 25 | / |
| Wepela | 77 | 4 | / |
| Vapela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wuapila | 71 | 71 | / |
| Wophela | 71 | 25 | / |
| Waipala | 71 | 19 | / |
| Baphela | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vapelas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Baapele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wapilai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wappele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wapalai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waupola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wapelis | 71 | 0 | / |
| Waphilai | 67 | 120 | / |
| Whapeles | 67 | 6 | / |
| Watphila | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wuapilia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baapeele | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baapeile | 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 Waapela
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis