Wanapa Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

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

Wanapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1051:77,65410,215
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Aruba11:103,4772,586
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wanapa (363) may also be a first name.

Wanapa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanapa occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wanapa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanapa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wanapa is the 1,620,164th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name Wanapa is mostly found in Oceania, where 85 percent of Wanapa are found; 85 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 85 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wanapa is also the 456,894th most widespread forename throughout the world, held by 363 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 77,654. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Western, where 77 percent are found, Gulf, where 14 percent are found and National Capital District, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 8 percent are found and Thailand, where 4 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Wanapa
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