Walapa Surname

591,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Walapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Indonesia1341:986,93472,456
Zambia331:480,30121,871
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Walapa (271) may also be a first name.

Walapa Last Name Facts

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

Walapa (Oriya: ୱାଲାପା) is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walapa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 591,720th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 13,828,360 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Walapa reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Walapa is also the 540,009th most common first name globally It is held by 271 people.

The last name Walapa is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Beside Malawi this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent reside and Zambia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Walapa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walapa in the Oriya language
ୱାଲାପାwalapa-

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Footnotes

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