Walpa Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

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

Walpa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walpa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
Nepal271:1,054,8506,184
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Walpa (53) may also be a first name.

Walpa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walpa (Hindi: वल्पा) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walpa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,994,173rd most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. Walpa occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Walpa reside; 53 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 51 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,366,219th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 53 people.

The surname Walpa is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 185,312. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Jiwaka, where 55 percent reside, Western Highlands, where 16 percent reside and Madang, where 14 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea Walpa exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 31 percent reside and Argentina, where 5 percent reside.

Walpa Last Name Statistics demography

Walpa earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallpa9129/
Wualpa916/
Walpas911/
Walpah911/
Walpath831/
Walpe80211/
Wolpa80152/
Valpa80110/
Walpi8060/
Balpa8039/
Walpo8021/
Walpé801/
Wallpach7732/
Hualpa735,341/
Wallpe73257/
Valpas73109/
Walpou7315/
Wolpat7312/
Walpes738/
Walpho734/
Balpai733/
Woulpa732/
Vallpa732/
Valppa731/
Valpai731/
Wallpo731/
Ballpa731/
Ualepa731/
Huallpa6727,060/
Walpoth6783/
Valpais6719/
Wolpatt675/
Valpaić673/
Walphet671/
Walpett671/
Hualppa671/
Hualpas671/
Huaalpa671/
Wolpath670/

Walpa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walpa in the Hindi language
वल्पाvalpa-

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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 Walpa
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