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
The surname Wakape occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakape? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 942,947th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 26,214,194 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 77 percent of Wakape are found; 77 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 77 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wakape is also the 1,381,723rd most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 52 people.
This surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 38,280. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Enga, where 57 percent are found, Hela, where 29 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 7 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea Wakape is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 20 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.
Wakape Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Wakape last name is principally 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 | / |
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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 Wakape
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