Walap Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

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

Walap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea931:87,67411,644
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Walap (48) may also be a first name.

Walap Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walap occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Walap click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walap? popularity and diffusion

The last name Walap is the 1,907,068th most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Walap reside; 98 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 98 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,448,253rd most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 48 people.

Walap is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 87,674. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Western, where 35 percent reside, Morobe, where 29 percent reside and Northern, where 11 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wailap91327/
Walape9160/
Waliap9123/
Waliape8332/
Wallape832/
Wallapp831/
Walhape831/
Balap80614/
Valap80170/
Walop80167/
Walab8014/
Ualap802/
Welap801/
Walav801/
Walhaupt770/
Wallop73195/
Balapp73106/
Vallap7362/
Valape7348/
Valapp7329/
Vailap7317/
Bailap7312/
Valaph7310/
Valaip7310/
Walabh736/
Ballap736/
Walhab734/
Waslab733/
Valiap733/
Waliab732/
Wallab731/
Balaph731/
Bealap731/
Uhalap731/
Balaip731/
Waalab731/
Waulop730/
Wallabh6764/
Valaupe6717/
Vallape6715/
Bailapp6712/
Vallaph674/
Wallhav672/
Balleap671/
Watliab671/
Bahalap671/
Valaape671/
Valliap671/
Wallops671/
Baalapp671/
Wallopp670/

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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
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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 Walap
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