Wanape Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

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

Wanape Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Wanape (10) may also be a first name.

Wanape Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanape is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanape? popularity and diffusion

Wanape is the 2,483,783rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. Wanape occurs mostly in Oceania, where 95 percent of Wanape reside; 95 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 95 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wanape is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name in the world, held by 10 people.

Wanape is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 143,048. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Milne Bay, where 42 percent reside, Northern, where 19 percent reside and Chimbu, where 14 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanapee927/
Wanap9123/
Wannapee8624/
Wannapet8622/
Wanaphet861/
Wanapa83124/
Wanapi8385/
Banape8328/
Wanepe8327/
Wenape836/
Wannap833/
Wainap833/
Vanape832/
Wanipe831/
Wannaphet8026/
Wannapesh804/
Wannapeth802/
Wannapech801/
Wannapeht801/
Waannapet801/
Wanapha77244/
Wannapa7768/
Wanapai778/
Wangnap776/
Wanhope776/
Vanaped773/
Huanape771/
Banapei771/
Wannapetch7532/
Wannaphech751/
Banap73178/
Vanap73101/
Wanab7355/
Wanop7317/
Wonap7312/
Wanav731/
Wannapha718/
Wainipee715/
Hwanheap711/
Wannaapa711/
Wannaphi711/
Wannapai711/
Wainyepe711/
Wanapaay711/
Vannaspe711/
Vanajape711/
Wannappa711/
Vaunaper710/
Wannop67565/
Vanapa67124/
Wanopa67114/
Banope6751/
Wainop6742/
Bonape6718/
Wanepi6713/
Banaph679/
Wenepe677/
Banapi675/
Vanaph673/
Wangaphay673/
Wanaib672/
Wanhab672/
Vannap672/
Wainav671/
Wannaphit671/
Vannapper671/
Bainap671/
Banapp671/
Wonepe671/
Weinappie671/
Vanassphe671/
Wanopi671/
Wanhop670/
Waunop670/

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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 Wanape
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