Waepa Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

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

Waepa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waepa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand581:1,217,902177,118
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897

Waepa (56) may also be a first name.

Waepa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waepa occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waepa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,106,139th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname Waepa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Waepa reside; 73 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 73 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,321,957th most prevalent given name world-wide It is held by 56 people.

It is most frequent in Thailand, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 1,217,902. In Thailand Waepa is mostly concentrated in: Yala Province, where 100 percent live. Barring Thailand it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 18 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahepa919/
Wapa895,272/
Wepa89446/
Waheepa831/
Wapai80569/
Wahpa80278/
Wapea80223/
Wapha80163/
Wappa80112/
Wapau8067/
Wapay8049/
Wepai8030/
Wapah8023/
Vaepa8013/
Wehpa804/
Waapa803/
Wwapa803/
Wapaa803/
Uaepa801/
Wapfa801/
Wepha801/
Weupa801/
Whepa801/
Wepea801/
Waepo801/
Wahiepah771/
Wapaha73134/
Weupai7328/
Wahapa7318/
Wappay737/
Baepai734/
Wappah732/
Webpay731/
Waapaa731/
Wa'apa731/
Wappau731/
Wahipa731/
Woepea731/
Whepha730/
Vapa674,232/
Wapo67871/
Vepa67831/
Wepo67633/
Wopa67422/
Uepa6771/
Woepeah677/
Whappai671/

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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 Waepa
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