Wagap Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

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

Wagap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wagap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Wagap Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wagap is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagap? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wagap is the 6,723,624th most widespread last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 88 percent of Wagap are found; 88 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 88 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

Wagap is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: West New Britain, where 50 percent are found, Madang, where 33 percent are found and West Sepik, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea Wagap exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wagape912/
Waigap911/
Waughap830/
Wagab80403/
Bagap8042/
Wagop8013/
Wagav805/
Wegap801/
Wogap801/
Waghaupt770/
Huagap7330/
Vaghap7316/
Baigap737/
Bagapp734/
Waghab734/
Bagaip731/
Wogape731/
Wagayb731/
Baugap731/
Waughop6768/
Vaighap674/
Vaghaph671/
Vangapp671/
Vanghap670/

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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 Wagap
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