Wakap Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

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

Wakap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1191:174,53018,525
Papua New Guinea931:87,67411,644
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakape91278/
Wakaps9146/
Wakaup9131/
Waikaph831/
Vakap80223/
Wokap80113/
Wakab8087/
Wakop8044/
Waskahap774/
Wokape73127/
Waskab7340/
Waakop7317/
Wakeup7315/
Bahkap7314/
Waikop7313/
Vakhap7310/
Wakope734/
Vakape734/
Uakhap734/
Bakaup733/
Bakaip733/
Wakhab732/
Vakaph731/
Baikap731/
Wajkop731/
Wakkop731/
Woukap731/
Vakahp731/
Waykop731/
Bakkap731/
Baykap731/
Bahakap67325/
Wajskop6735/
Waikhop674/
Wokaphe671/
Wakhaib671/
Vajkape671/

Wakap Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wakap in the Oriya language
ୱାକପwakapa-

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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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  • 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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