Waapu Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Waapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875

Waapu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waapu occurs in New Zealand more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Waapu.

How Common Is The Last Name Waapu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Waapu is primarily found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Waapu are found; 86 percent are found in Australasia and 86 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most frequent in New Zealand, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 503,147. In New Zealand Waapu is primarily concentrated in: Hawke's Bay Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring New Zealand this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 21 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wa'apu912/
Wapu89949/
Wapou80173/
Waipu80131/
Wapui8079/
Wapau8067/
Wapeu8046/
Baapu8036/
Weapu8013/
Hwapu8011/
Waupu803/
Vaapu801/
Watpu801/
Waypu801/
Wappu801/
Wapus800/
Wappou73356/
Wapuha739/
Waipou739/
Wappeu737/
Vaapuu735/
Wapaud732/
Weapau732/
Waipau731/
Wappau731/
Whapus730/
Wappus730/
Bapu678,752/
Vapu6778/
Wepu6741/
Wopu6726/
Waiphut6720/
Wappaus6716/
Uapu676/
Hua'apu671/
Wahapoe671/
Wappouh671/

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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 Waapu
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