Waipu Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

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

Waipu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waipu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1231:66,2908,647
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Waipu (27) may also be a first name.

Waipu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waipu is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waipu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,565,797th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Waipu live; 95 percent live in Oceania Islands and 95 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 27 people.

The surname Waipu is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 66,290. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: West Sepik, where 40 percent are found, Milne Bay, where 25 percent are found and Enga, where 16 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 5 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waipou919/
Wayipu911/
Waipau911/
Wapu89949/
Wipu8987/
Whaiapu8365/
Waiphut8320/
Wapou80173/
Baipu80127/
Vaipu8081/
Wapui8079/
Wapau8067/
Wapeu8046/
Wipou8031/
Weipu8016/
Waapu8014/
Weapu8013/
Hwapu8011/
Wipau805/
Waupu803/
Wiphu802/
Wappu801/
Watpu801/
Waypu801/
Wapus800/
Wappou73356/
Baipou73164/
Weipau7322/
Vaiphu7320/
Wapuha739/
Wappeu737/
Vaipou734/
Wiyapu733/
Wa'apu732/
Wapaud732/
Weapau732/
Wayapu732/
Waipoe731/
Wappau731/
Vayipu731/
Bayipu731/
Wippus731/
Whapus730/
Wappus730/
Bapu678,752/
Bipu673,751/
Baiphui67112/
Vapu6778/
Wepu6741/
Vipu6737/
Vaiphui6729/
Wiyaphu6723/
Wappaus6716/
Vaiahpu677/
Uapu676/
Vaiphus671/
Wiyappu671/
Wappouh671/
Weiputt670/

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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 Waipu
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