Wakape Surname
Approximately 278 people bear this surname
Wakape Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 213 | 1:38,280 | 4,620 |
| Kenya | 56 | 1:824,641 | 32,113 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
Wakape (52) may also be a first name.
Wakape Demographics
Wakape Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakap | 91 | 217 | / |
| Waukapea | 86 | 14 | / |
| Wokape | 83 | 127 | / |
| Wakapa | 83 | 110 | / |
| Wakaps | 83 | 46 | / |
| Wakaup | 83 | 31 | / |
| Wakipe | 83 | 12 | / |
| Wakapi | 83 | 11 | / |
| Wakope | 83 | 4 | / |
| Vakape | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wekape | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wokapeu | 77 | 41 | / |
| Waikapa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Waikapi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakaphe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wokaphe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vajkape | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waikaph | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakapha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakaipa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vakapeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hwakapa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vakap | 73 | 223 | / |
| Wokap | 73 | 113 | / |
| Wakab | 73 | 87 | / |
| Wakop | 73 | 44 | / |
| Waskahap | 71 | 4 | / |
| Woukapeu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wacasper | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vakapa | 67 | 56 | / |
| Waskab | 67 | 40 | / |
| Wakopa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Waakop | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wakopi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wokapi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wakeup | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bahkap | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wokapa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Waikop | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vakhap | 67 | 10 | / |
| Uakhap | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bakaip | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wokope | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bakaup | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wekapi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wakhab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vacape | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baikap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baykap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakkap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakepe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakope | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waykop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajkop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakkop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaqape | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakope | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakahp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uakapa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wacope | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woukap | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Wakape
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis