Wanpi Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

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

Wanpi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanpi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Wanpi (22) may also be a first name.

Wanpi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanpi is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanpi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wanpi is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 82 percent of Wanpi live; 82 percent live in Oceania Islands and 82 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wanpi is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 22 people.

The surname Wanpi is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea Wanpi is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 33 percent reside, West Sepik, where 33 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 28 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 14 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanphi9151/
Wanpai9112/
Wanpui916/
Wanpio914/
Wanpit911/
Wannpi911/
Wanphai83104/
Wanpa80108/
Wampi8083/
Wanpe8030/
Banpi8015/
Vanpi8011/
Wonpi803/
Wainphai771/
Wanpha73203/
Wainpa7343/
Wampai7326/
Wanpet7310/
Wampie738/
Vanphi738/
Uanphi735/
Wannpa734/
Wanper733/
Vanpis732/
Wanpea732/
Banpai732/
Wambpi731/
Vwanpe731/
Weanpe731/
Uanphio67120/
Wonphai6780/
Wanphet6730/
Wahampi6725/
Vanphai6720/
Wainpea679/
Weanpea679/
Wanpech678/
Banphai677/
Huanpip674/
Wanpeth672/
Weanpet672/
Whanpet671/
Wainpaa671/
Vanpeit671/
Woonpui671/
Vanpitt670/
Whanper670/

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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 Wanpi
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