Wap Surname

326,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,136 people bear this surname

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

Wap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea9261:8,805680
Indonesia701:1,889,274120,273
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Wap (405) may also be a first name.

Wap Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wap (Oriya: ୱାପ) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wap.

How Common Is The Last Name Wap? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wap is the 326,995th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,415,093 people. The surname Wap is primarily found in Oceania, where 84 percent of Wap live; 83 percent live in Oceania Islands and 83 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wap is also the 428,575th most numerous forename on earth. It is borne by 405 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 926 people, or 1 in 8,805. In Papua New Guinea Wap is primarily found in: Southern Highlands, where 38 percent are found, Western Highlands, where 29 percent are found and Enga, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea it occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

Wap Last Name Statistics demography

Wap earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.61% less than the national average, earning $21,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wape861,397/
Wapp86516/
Waip86438/
Waup86256/
Wapf86139/
Waap8662/
Whap8635/
Weap8612/
Wahp869/
Waph864/
Wuap863/
Vwap862/
Wayp861/
Wapz861/
Hwap861/
Wapt861/
Wahap751,206/
Waspe75379/
Weape75308/
Whaap75151/
Waipe75143/
Wajpe7526/
Wappe7510/
Waiph755/
Waaps755/
Waasp754/
Wahup753/
Wheap751/
Whapp751/
Watps751/
Wapph751/
Wassp751/
Wa'ap751/
Wahhp751/
Waphe751/
Wuape751/
Waupe750/
Wauhp750/
Wabpe750/
Bap672,008/
Wab67643/
Uap67580/
Vap67431/
Wop67184/
Waupsh6711/
Wahaph673/
Wapowa672/
Waiphe672/
Waypeh671/
Whaipe671/
Wayphe671/
Waajpe671/
Whapps670/

Wap Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wap in the Oriya language
ୱାପwapa-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wap
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