Walepa Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

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

Walepa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walepa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1301:62,7218,130
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Walepa (56) may also be a first name.

Walepa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walepa is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walepa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,558,593rd most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. Walepa occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Walepa reside; 98 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 98 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,321,957th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 56 people.

This last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 62,721. In Papua New Guinea Walepa is primarily concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 76 percent reside, Bougainville, where 12 percent reside and Gulf, where 6 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea Walepa exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walepad921/
Waleepat865/
Waleipad861/
Walapa83527/
Walepo83168/
Balepa83112/
Walipa8358/
Welepa8349/
Walepe8329/
Valepa836/
Walopa832/
Ualepa831/
Vallepa7791/
Valeppa7761/
Balepau7722/
Walipap7715/
Wallapa777/
Walipah776/
Wailapa774/
Wallepe774/
Valepay773/
Walapai772/
Walopfa772/
Waleapo771/
Walopea771/
Valeepa771/
Valepau771/
Walapea771/
Wailapha71119/
Valgepea71115/
Vallepas7127/
Valleppa7114/
Vallepaz7110/
Vallepad718/
Vaelaepa714/
Wallapha714/
Vallepaa713/
Waillapa711/
Vallepau711/
Wallipap711/
Baileppa711/
Huallepa711/
Waliphat711/
Wallapai710/
Balepo67167/
Valapa67122/
Balipa6777/
Balepe6771/
Walipe6747/
Valepi6739/
Walapo6730/
Wolopa6721/
Walopo6720/
Walipi6719/
Wolapa6714/
Valipa6712/
Welipa6711/
Velepa679/
Walipo676/
Balepi674/
Valepo671/
Bolepa671/
Valepe671/

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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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  • 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 Walepa
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