Wakupa Surname
Approximately 300 people bear this surname
Wakupa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 266 | 1:30,653 | 3,523 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
Wakupa (120) may also be a first name.
Wakupa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakupa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wakupa occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakupa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 893,754th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 24,291,820 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 89 percent of Wakupa are found; 89 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 89 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 852,104th most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 120 people.
This surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 266 people, or 1 in 30,653. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Western Highlands, where 77 percent reside, Jiwaka, where 12 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 6 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea Wakupa is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
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 Wakupa
- 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