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) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walpa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Walpa is the 1,994,173rd most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Walpa are found; 53 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 51 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Walpa is also the 1,366,219th most commonly held first name globally, held by 53 people.

The surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 185,312. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Jiwaka, where 55 percent are found, Western Highlands, where 16 percent are found and Madang, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 31 percent are found and Argentina, where 5 percent are found.

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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