Wanapu Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Wanapu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Wanapu (19) may also be a first name.
Wanapu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanapu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanapu is most common in Uganda. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanapu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wanapu is the 4,034,050th most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Wanapu is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Wanapu reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring given name globally, held by 19 people.
The surname Wanapu is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 1,774,513. In Uganda Wanapu is most frequent in: Manafwa District, where 95 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 5 percent are found. Barring Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found and Thailand, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanaput | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wannaput | 86 | 9 | / |
| Wanaputh | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wannapud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wenapu | 83 | 26 | / |
| Vanapu | 83 | 13 | / |
| Banapu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Watnaphut | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wannaphut | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wannaputh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wanapoo | 77 | 47 | / |
| Vannapu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Vainapu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Vangapu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vanaapu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vaynapu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vannadpu | 71 | 13 | / |
| Wannapoe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wannapoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaisnapu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wenepu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Venapu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bonapu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wongnaput | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanepu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wannaphoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vannepu | 62 | 14 | / |
| Vonapou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Wonapoe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Venappu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bainopou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Venepu | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Wanapu
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