Wakape Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

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

Wakape Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2131:38,2804,620
Kenya561:824,64132,113
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715

Wakape (52) may also be a first name.

Wakape Last Name Facts

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

Wakape is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Wakape click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakape? popularity and diffusion

It is the 942,947th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 77 percent of Wakape reside; 77 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 77 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 52 people.

The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 213 people, or 1 in 38,280. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Enga, where 57 percent live, Hela, where 29 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 7 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 20 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.

Wakape Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakap91217/
Waukapea8614/
Wokape83127/
Wakapa83110/
Wakaps8346/
Wakaup8331/
Wakipe8312/
Wakapi8311/
Wakope834/
Vakape834/
Wekape832/
Wokapeu7741/
Waikapa773/
Waikapi771/
Bakaphe771/
Wokaphe771/
Vajkape771/
Waikaph771/
Wakapha771/
Wakaipa771/
Vakapeu771/
Hwakapa771/
Vakap73223/
Wokap73113/
Wakab7387/
Wakop7344/
Waskahap714/
Woukapeu712/
Wacasper711/
Vakapa6756/
Waskab6740/
Wakopa6727/
Waakop6717/
Wakopi6717/
Wokapi6716/
Wakeup6715/
Bahkap6714/
Wokapa6713/
Waikop6713/
Vakhap6710/
Uakhap674/
Bakaip673/
Wokope673/
Bakaup673/
Wekapi672/
Wakhab672/
Vacape671/
Baikap671/
Baykap671/
Bakkap671/
Vakaph671/
Vakepe671/
Bakope671/
Waykop671/
Wajkop671/
Wakkop671/
Vaqape671/
Vakope671/
Vakahp671/
Uakapa671/
Wacope671/
Woukap671/

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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 Wakape
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