Wakep Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

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

Wakep Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakep Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220

Wakep (14) may also be a first name.

Wakep Last Name Facts

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

Wakep is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakep? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,106,139th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 60 percent of Wakep live; 60 percent live in Oceania Islands and 60 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 14 people.

The surname Wakep is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 181,194. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Morobe, where 60 percent reside, Enga, where 18 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 16 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea Wakep exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 40 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakeup9115/
Wakip80171/
Wakeb80132/
Vakep801/
Woukep7313/
Wakipe7312/
Wakeeb735/
Wachep731/
Wakiph731/
Vakepe731/
Baikep731/
Uadkep731/

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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 Wakep
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