Wakapa Surname
Approximately 110 people bear this surname
Wakapa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 79 | 1:103,212 | 13,927 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Wakapa (17) may also be a first name.
Wakapa Demographics
Average Wakapa Salary in
United States
$54,725 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wakapa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakapa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakapa is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakapa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,746,159th most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 72 percent of Wakapa reside; 72 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 72 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name globally, borne by 17 people.
The surname Wakapa is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 103,212. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Enga, where 43 percent live, Western Highlands, where 27 percent live and Morobe, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.
Wakapa Last Name Statistics demography
Wakapa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.83% more than the national average, earning $54,725 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waikapa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Wakapha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakaipa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hwakapa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waukapea | 86 | 14 | / |
| Watkapha | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wakape | 83 | 278 | / |
| Vakapa | 83 | 56 | / |
| Wakepa | 83 | 52 | / |
| Wakopa | 83 | 27 | / |
| Wokapa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Wakapi | 83 | 11 | / |
| Uakapa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Watkaphat | 80 | 28 | / |
| Vaekapa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wakoipa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waikapi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakapai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vakapats | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vacapa | 67 | 174 | / |
| Wokape | 67 | 127 | / |
| Wacapo | 67 | 73 | / |
| Wokopa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wokepa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wakopi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wokapi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wakope | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vakape | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vekapa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wakepo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wakapa
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