Wakapi Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

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

Wakapi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakapi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Wakapi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wakapi occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakapi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 73 percent of Wakapi are found; 73 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 73 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Wakapi is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea Wakapi is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 100 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea Wakapi is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 18 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waikapi921/
Wakape83278/
Wakapa83110/
Wakopi8317/
Wokapi8316/
Wekapi832/
Waikapa773/
Wakapha771/
Wakaipa771/
Hwakapa771/
Bakapai771/
Waukapea7114/
Wacaspit711/
Wokape67127/
Vakapa6756/
Wakopa6727/
Wokapa6713/
Wakope674/
Vakape674/
Wekape672/
Vakopi671/
Uakapa671/
Vokapi671/

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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 Wakapi
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