Wakop Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

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

Wakop Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakop Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wakop (24) may also be a first name.

Wakop Last Name Facts

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

Wakop is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakop? popularity and diffusion

Wakop is the 2,944,094th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Wakop are found; 75 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 75 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 24 people.

Wakop is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Western Highlands, where 73 percent are found, Enga, where 12 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 12 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 18 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waakop9117/
Waikop9113/
Wakope914/
Wajkop911/
Wakkop911/
Waykop911/
Wajskop8335/
Waikhop834/
Wakap80217/
Wokop8016/
Wakob809/
Wekop805/
Wajskopf7738/
Waiskopf7710/
Wayskopf771/
Wauskopf770/
Weckop73286/
Wakape73278/
Weikop73127/
Wakaps7346/
Bakoup7320/
Wakeup7315/
Woukop735/
Wokope733/
Wakoub731/
Wacope731/
Vakope731/
Vakhop731/
Bakcop731/
Backop731/
Weykopf6757/
Weikopf6746/
Weckopp6732/
Weiskop6721/
Vaiskop6720/
Vaskops677/
Wokoupe672/
Backoup672/
Waikaph671/
Vaskope671/
Waycoop670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wakop
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