Walipa Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

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

Walipa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walipa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546

Walipa (31) may also be a first name.

Walipa Last Name Facts

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

Walipa occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walipa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,530,696th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Walipa live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Walipa is also the 1,874,099th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 31 people.

It is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 198,871. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Southern Highlands, where 41 percent are found, Madang, where 24 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 22 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 16 percent are found and Uganda, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walipap9215/
Waliupa9213/
Walipah926/
Waliphat861/
Wallipap861/
Waleipad861/
Walepa83132/
Balipa8377/
Walipe8347/
Walipi8319/
Walupa8318/
Valipa8312/
Welipa8311/
Walipo836/
Vallipa7728/
Bailipa7727/
Valipay7726/
Wailipe7713/
Balipah774/
Valipad774/
Hualipa773/
Wailupa772/
Balippa771/
Walepad771/
Wailipo771/
Valippa771/
Balipaa771/
Huallipa7131/
Waleepat715/
Walaipho713/
Vallipad711/
Vallipaz711/
Walloipe711/
Valipi671,798/
Balipe67256/
Walepo67168/
Valipo67139/
Valipe67122/
Balepa67112/
Balipi67101/
Welepa6749/
Bolipa6749/
Walepe6729/
Wolipi6711/
Balipo6710/
Valepa676/
Velipa676/
Welipo674/
Valupa673/
Ualepa671/
Volipa671/
Walaiphet671/

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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 Walipa
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