Wakap Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Wakap Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 119 | 1:174,530 | 18,525 |
| Papua New Guinea | 93 | 1:87,674 | 11,644 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Wakap (87) may also be a first name.
Wakap Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakap Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakap (Oriya: ୱାକପ) is most common in Cameroon. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakap? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,118,459th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Wakap are found; 54 percent are found in Central Africa and 54 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,024,927th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 87 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 174,530. In Cameroon Wakap is most common in: Littoral Region, where 39 percent live, West Region, where 38 percent live and Centre Region, where 20 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 43 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakape | 91 | 278 | / |
| Wakaps | 91 | 46 | / |
| Wakaup | 91 | 31 | / |
| Waikaph | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vakap | 80 | 223 | / |
| Wokap | 80 | 113 | / |
| Wakab | 80 | 87 | / |
| Wakop | 80 | 44 | / |
| Waskahap | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wokape | 73 | 127 | / |
| Waskab | 73 | 40 | / |
| Waakop | 73 | 17 | / |
| Wakeup | 73 | 15 | / |
| Bahkap | 73 | 14 | / |
| Waikop | 73 | 13 | / |
| Vakhap | 73 | 10 | / |
| Wakope | 73 | 4 | / |
| Vakape | 73 | 4 | / |
| Uakhap | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bakaup | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bakaip | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wakhab | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vakaph | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baikap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wajkop | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wakkop | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woukap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vakahp | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waykop | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakkap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baykap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bahakap | 67 | 325 | / |
| Wajskop | 67 | 35 | / |
| Waikhop | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wokaphe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakhaib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vajkape | 67 | 1 | / |
Wakap Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wakap in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାକପ | wakapa | - |
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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 Wakap
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